parson

Meaning

Noun

An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.
A Protestant minister.

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Origin

From Middle English persoun, from Anglo-Norman, Old French persone ("parson, person"), from Medieval Latin persona ("parson, person"), from Latin persona ("person"). person, and persona.

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