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parson |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parson \Par"son\, n. [OE. persone person, parson, OF persone, F. personne person, LL persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr L. persona a person. See {Person}.] 1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence the rector or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of souls. 2. Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in orders or is licensed to preach; a preacher. He hears the parson pray and preach. --Longfellow. {Parson bird} (Zo["o]l.), a New Zealand bird ({Prosthemadera Nov[ae]seelandi[ae]}) remarkable for its powers of mimicry and its ability to articulate words Its color is glossy black, with a curious tuft of long, curly, white feathers on each side of the throat. It is often kept as a cage bird. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parson n : a person authorized to conduct religious worship [syn: {curate}, {minister}, {pastor}, {rector}]
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