Parish Apprentice
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The children of poor persons in England who are bound by the overseers of the parish, with the consent of two justices. 2 Steph. Comm. 230.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The children of parents unable to maintain them, who are apprenticed by the overseers of the poor of their parish, to such persons as may he willing to receive them. 2 Steph. Com. 230.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English law. The children of parents unable to maintain them may, by law, be apprenticed, by the guardians or overseers of their parish, to such persons as may be willing to receive them as apprentices. Such children are called "parish apprentices." 2 Steph. Comm. 230.
Defined under Parish in Black's Law Dictionary.