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Definition of: parson
(pär′sən) noun
1. The clergyman of a parish or congregation; a minister.
2. Specifically, a beneficed clergyman of the Anglican Church, having full charge of a parish; a rector. [<OF persone <Med. L persona a rector. Doublet of PERSON.]
—par·son·i·cal (pär·son′i·kəl), par·son′ic adjective
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