parson
Syllables: par·son/ˈpɑːs(ə)n/US/ˈpɑɹsən/
parson noun: an Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
Noun
parson (plural parsons)
- An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
- Synonyms:
- rector, autem bawler, autem jet
- A Protestant minister.
- A Roman Catholic priest of an independent parish church.
- a lewde curate,
A parson benyfyced
But nothynge well advysed.c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 62, lines 35–37
- a lewde curate,
Proper noun capitalized: Parson
Parson (plural Parsons)
- A surname.
parson meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Arabic
parson in Tamil
- பாதிரி
parson in Bengali
- গির্জার পুরোহিত, পাদ্রী
parson in Malayalam
- ഇടവകവികാരി, ഗ്രാമപുരോഹിതൻ, ഇടവകപുരോഹിതൻ, വികാരി
parson in Arabic
- protestant minister
- قِسِّيس qissīs
Examples of parson in a sentence
- Parsons bent down to pick the stinky baby brained adult diaper girl up.
- Parsons replied, with his dry sense of humor: “I do not overeat, and I do not overhate.
- “You really are married by a priest or parson, not just hocussing me?”
Synonyms of parson
Forms of parson
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | parsons |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Parsons |
Origin of parson
From Middle English persoun, from Anglo-Norman, Old French persone (“parson, person”), from Medieval Latin persona (“parson, person”), from Latin persona (“person”). Doublet of person and persona.
Words formed from parson
- Parson magneton
- Fleet parson
- hedge parson
- hunting parson
- parsonage
- parsonarchy
- parson bird
- parsondom
- Parson Drove
- parsoned
- parsoness
- parsonhood
- parsonic
- parsonical
- parson imparsonee
- parson-in-the-pulpit
- parsonish
- parsonlike
- parsonly
- Parson Russell
- Parsons Green
- Parson's Heath
- parsonship
- parson's nose
- Parson Trulliber
- squarson
Phrases with parson
Words that rhyme with parson
Questions about parson
- What does parson mean?
- Parson means an Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
- What is parson in Tamil?
- Parson in Tamil is பாதிரி. See Parson meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is parson?
- Parson can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce parson?
- Parson is pronounced /ˈpɑːs(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of parson?
- The plural of parson is parsons.
Words near parson in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: parson (page history and authors); Parson (page history and authors); parson (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); parson (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); parson (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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