Parsonical
[pahr-suh n] /ˈpɑr sən/
noun
1.
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
2.
the holder or incumbent of a parochial benefice, especially an Anglican.
/ˈpɑːsən/
noun
1.
a parish priest in the Church of England, formerly applied only to those who held ecclesiastical benefices
2.
any clergyman
3.
(NZ) a nonconformist minister
n.
late 12c., from Anglo-French and Old French persone “curate, parson, holder of Church office” (12c.), from Medieval Latin persona “parson” (see person). Ecclesiastical use is obscure; it might refer to the “person” legally holding church property, or it may be an abbreviation of persona ecclesiae “person of the church.”
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