pastor-ship
tərˌʃɪp, ˈpɑ noun
the position, authority, or office of a pastor.
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pastor (ˈpɑːstə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a clergyman or priest in charge of a congregation |
| 2. | a person who exercises spiritual guidance over a number of people |
| 3. | an archaic word for shepherd |
| 4. | Also called: rosy pastor a S Asian starling, Sturnus roseus, having glossy black head and wings and a pale pink body |
| [C14: from Latin: shepherd, from pascere to feed] | |
| 'pastorship | |
| —n | |
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