parson

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French persone (“‘parson, person’”), from Mediaeval Latin persona (“‘parson, person’”), from Latin persona (“‘person’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)sən

[edit] Noun

parson (plural parsons)

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

[edit] Derived terms

• parsonage
• parsondom

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[edit] See also

• cleric
• father
• minister
• priest
• vicar

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: anoprs
• aprons
• aspron