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levy court

Hist. A court that once existed in the District of Columbia, exercising many of the functions typical of county commissioners or county supervisors in the states, such as constructing and repairing roads and bridges.

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parish

parish. 1. In Louisiana, a governmental subdivision analogous to a county in other U.S. states. [Cases: Counties 1. C.J.S. Counties §§ 2–4.] 2. Eccles. law. A division of a town or district, subject to the ministry of one pastor. district parish. Eccles. law. A geographical division of an English parish made by the Crown’s commissioners

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