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PERAMBULATION OF PARISHES

\pˌɛɹɐmbjʊlˈe͡ɪʃən ɒv pˈaɹɪʃɪz], \pˌɛɹɐmbjʊlˈe‍ɪʃən ɒv pˈaɹɪʃɪz], \p_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɐ_m_b_j_ʊ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v p_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_ʃ_ɪ_z]\

Definitions of PERAMBULATION OF PARISHES

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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i.e. of boundaries, to keep them in remembrance, or Beating bounds, is made, in some parishes, about Ascension Day, by the minister, churchwardens, and some parishioners. Originally psalms and prayers were used. See Rogation days.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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