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pas⋅tor⋅ship

  [pas-ter-ship, pah-ster-]
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–noun
the position, authority, or office of a pastor.
Origin:
1555–65; pastor + -ship
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pas·tor   (pās'tər)   
n.  

  1. A Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group.

  2. A layperson having spiritual charge over a person or group.

  3. A shepherd.

tr.v.   pas·tored, pas·tor·ing, pas·tors
To serve or act as pastor of.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pāstor, shepherd; see pā- in Indo-European roots.]
pas'tor·ship' n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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