Parson

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher.

II. Parson ·noun A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of souls.

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No later mention. Named after an owner or builder. ...

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