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parson

noun

  1. type of ecclesiastical minister
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːs(ə)n/ / /ˈpɑɹsən/

name

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English persoun, from Anglo-Norman, Old French persone (“parson, person”), from Medieval Latin persona (“parson, person”), from Latin persona (“person”). Doublet of person and persona.

  1. An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
  2. A Protestant minister.
  3. A Roman Catholic priest of an independent parish church.

    a lewde curate, A parson benyfyced But nothynge well advysed.