Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Parochial

Parochial , adjective

[Late Latin parochialis, from Latin parochia. See Parish.]

1.
Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial duties; parochial schools.
Parochial pastors. — Bp. Atterbury
2.
Limited; narrow; having or characterized by narrow interests centered on oneself or one's local community; narrow-minded; provincial; as, parochial views.
The parochial mind. — W. Black