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minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-216 hours ago Louisiana’s usage of the term “parish” for a geographic region or local government dates back to the French colonial and Spanish colonial periods and is connected to ecclesiastical parishes. lol
minus-squareLustyArgonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 hours agoYes, it means “geographical region” in this context because we are not in French and Spanish colonial times… It is not religious any more.
minus-squareSolOrion@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-215 hours agoThe origin of the word ‘county’ is: The term is derived from the Old French comté denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or, in his stead, a viscount (vicomte). It no longer has anything to do with feudalism, just like parish has nothing to do with religion anymore.
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Yes, it means “geographical region” in this context because we are not in French and Spanish colonial times… It is not religious any more.
The origin of the word ‘county’ is:
It no longer has anything to do with feudalism, just like parish has nothing to do with religion anymore.