"parson" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɑːs(ə)n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɑɹsən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parson.wav [Southern-England] Forms: parsons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)sən 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|persoun}} Middle English persoun, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro|persone||parson, person}} Old French persone (“parson, person”), {{der|en|ML.|persona||parson, person}} Medieval Latin persona (“parson, person”), {{der|en|la|persona||person}} Latin persona (“person”), {{doublet|en|person|persona}} Doublet of person and persona Head templates: {{en-noun}} parson (plural parsons)
  1. An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law. Synonyms: rector, ;, autem bawler, autem jet
    Sense id: en-parson-en-noun-OGQS58lz
  2. A Protestant minister. Translations (protestant minister): قِسِّيس (qissīs) [masculine] (Arabic), pappi (Finnish), pasteur [masculine] (French), lelkész (Hungarian), pastore [masculine] (Italian), Prädja [masculine] (Plautdietsch), pastor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-parson-en-noun-MhdPXtVF Disambiguation of 'protestant minister': 11 64 25
  3. (now chiefly historical) A Roman Catholic priest of an independent parish church. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-parson-en-noun-~rFbk4sD Disambiguation of Occupations: 15 32 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 5 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (cleric having full control of a parish): енорийски свещеник (enorijski sveštenik) (Bulgarian), kirkkoherra (Finnish), curé [masculine] (French), curé paroissial [masculine] (French), plébános (Hungarian), parroco [masculine] (Italian), párroco [masculine] (Spanish), cura párroco [masculine] (Spanish)
Derived forms: Fleet parson, hedge parson, parsonage, parson bird, parson-in-the-pulpit, parsondom, Parson Russell, Parsons Green, Parson's Heath, parson's nose, Parson Trulliber, squarson Disambiguation of 'cleric having full control of a parish': 51 6 42

Inflected forms

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