parson
noun
- type of ecclesiastical minister
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːs(ə)n/ / /ˈpɑɹsən/
name
- 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.
- An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
- A Protestant minister.
- A Roman Catholic priest of an independent parish church.
“a lewde curate, A parson benyfyced But nothynge well advysed.”