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Definition of parsonic - 2 dictionary results

par⋅son

  [pahr-suhn]
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–noun
1. a member of the clergy, esp. a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
2. the holder or incumbent of a parochial benefice, esp. an Anglican.
Origin:
1200–50; ME persone < ML persōna parish priest, L: personage. See person

Related forms:
par⋅son⋅ic  [pahr-son-ik] , par⋅son⋅i⋅cal, adjective
par⋅son⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
par⋅son⋅ish, par⋅son⋅like, adjective
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Word Origin & History

parson 
1197, 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." Parsonage "house for a parson" first attested 1472.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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