reverend
adjective
[ ˈrɛv(ə)r(ə)nd ]
• used as a title or form of address to members of the clergy.
• "the Reverend Pat Tilly"
reverend
noun
• a member of the clergy.
• "a retired reverend"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin reverendus ‘person to be revered’, gerundive of revereri (see revere).
