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Word: Parson
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French persone, from Latin persona ‘person’ (in medieval Latin ‘rector’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɑːsn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a beneficed member of the clergy; a rector or a vicar.
Short Definition:beneficed member of clergy
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