parson

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher. Source: opted

3. n. a person authorized to conduct religious worship Source: wordnet

4. 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 (Zoöl.), a New Zealand bird (Prosthemadera Novæseelandiæ) 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. Source: webster

5. A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical andcorporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent of a parochialchurch, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with thecure of souls. Source: adambom

6. n:100 n a person authorized to conduct religious worship Source: ecdict

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