parson
noun
[ ˈpɑːs(ə)n ]
• a beneficed member of the clergy; a rector or a vicar.
Similar:
vicar,
rector,
clergyman,
member of the clergy,
cleric,
chaplain,
pastor,
curate,
churchman,
man of the cloth,
man of God,
ecclesiastic,
minister,
priest,
preacher,
divine,
curé,
reverend,
padre,
Holy Joe,
sky pilot,
josser,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French persone, from Latin persona ‘person’ (in medieval Latin ‘rector’).
