parson

An Anglican cleric with full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.

A member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister.

A person.

The person in holy orders who has the charge or cure of souls in a parish; the incumbent of a parochial benefice.

A clergyman in general; a man licensed to preach: often used colloquially, or with a touch of contempt: as, a fox-hunting parson.

A tiny finch of Brazil, Spermophila minuta.

The parson-bird or poe-bird.

Synonyms Clergyman, Priest, etc. See minister, n.

A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of souls.

Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher.