parson en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɑːs(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpɑɹsən/ (General-American)
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.
Meanings
- An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
- A Protestant minister.
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(historical) A Roman Catholic priest of an independent parish church.
a lewde curate, A parson benyfyced But nothynge well advysed.
c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 62, lines 35–37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| parsons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
parsonage · parsoned · parsonly · parson bird · Parson Trulliber · squarson · Parson Drove · parson-in-the-pulpit · parsonlike · Fleet parson · hunting parson · parsonic · parsondom · parsoness · parsonarchy · hedge parson · parsonhood · Parson's Heath · Parsons Green · parsonish · parson's nose · Parson Russell · parson imparsonee · parsonical · parsonship
Hypernyms
minister · cleric · cleric · priest · cleric
Synonyms
autem bawler · rector · autem jet
Translations (18)
it parroco (cleric having full control of a parish) · it pastore (protestant minister) · fr curé (cleric having full control of a parish) · fr pasteur (protestant minister) · cs pastor (protestant minister) · ar قِسِّيس (protestant minister) · es cura párroco (cleric having full control of a parish) · bg енорийски свещеник (cleric having full control of a parish) · es pastor (protestant minister) · hu plébános (cleric having full control of a parish) · fi pappi (protestant minister) · es párroco (cleric having full control of a parish) · pdt Prädja (protestant minister) · hu lelkész (protestant minister) · fr curé paroissial (cleric having full control of a parish) · fi kirkkoherra (cleric having full control of a parish) · cs farář (protestant minister) · ru священник (cleric having full control of a parish)