parson.
An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
Meaning & usage
An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
A Protestant minister.
A Roman Catholic priest of an independent parish church.
Where this word comes from
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.
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