Parson
/ˈpɑːs(ə)n/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
- 2 a person authorized to conduct religious worship wordnet
- 3 A Protestant minister.
- 4 A Roman Catholic priest of an independent parish church. historical
"a lewde curate, A parson benyfyced But nothynge well advysed."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"The parson gave the communion wafer to the dying person."
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.