/ ˈrevərənd; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( abbr. Rev. ) the title of a member of the clergy that is also sometimes used to talk to or about one :
the Reverend Charles Dodgson
Good morning, Reverend.
—see also Right Reverend
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French , or from Latin reverendus person to be revered, gerundive of revereri from re- (expressing intensive force) + vereri to fear.