PARSON


Meaning of PARSON in English

/ ˈpɑːsn; NAmE ˈpɑːrsn/ noun ( old-fashioned )

1.

an Anglican vicar or parish priest

2.

( informal ) a Protestant clergyman

••

WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French persone , from Latin persona person (in medieval Latin rector).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.