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noun
1.
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
2.
the holder or incumbent of a parochial benefice, especially an Anglican.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English persone < Medieval Latin persōna parish priest, Latin: personage. See person
1200–50; Middle English persone < Medieval Latin persōna parish priest, Latin: personage. See person
Related forms
par·son·i·cal·ly, adverb
par·son·ish, par·son·like, adjective
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parson
late 12c., from Anglo-Fr., O.Fr. persone "curate, parson" (12c.), from M.L. persona "parson" (see person). Ecclesiastical use obscure, may refer to the "person" legally holding church property, or it may be an abbreviation of persona ecclesiae "person of the church."
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