parson
1Parson — Par son, n. [OE. persone person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne person, LL. persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr. L. persona a person. See {Person}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical and corporate …
2parson — (n.) late 12c., from Anglo French and O.Fr. persone curate, parson (12c.), from M.L. persona parson (see PERSON (Cf. person)). Ecclesiastical use obscure, may refer to the person legally holding church property, or it may be an abbreviation of… …
3Parson, — Parson, Parsons Fréquent en Grande Bretagne, le nom désigne un dignitaire ecclésiastique, un prêtre (du latin persona). La forme génitive (Parsons) pourrait signifier domestique du prêtre . Le nom Parson se rencontre aussi en Gascogne, où il… …
4parson — has a general informal meaning in current English, denoting a member of the clergy up to the level of rector. It was once a more formal term for a holder of a parochial benefice but the meaning broadened considerably from the 16c onward …
5parson — [n] cleric chaplain, churchman/woman, clergyman/woman, ecclesiastic, minister, padre, pastor, preacher, priest, rector, reverend, vicar; concept 361 …
6parson — ► NOUN 1) (in the Church of England) a parish priest. 2) informal any clergyman. ORIGIN Latin persona person , later rector …
7parson — [pär′sən] n. [ME persone < OFr < ML persona, a beneficed priest, orig., person < L: see PERSON] 1. an Anglican minister in charge of a parish; rector 2. Informal any minister; pastor …
8Pärson — Anja Pärson Nation …
9Parson — In the pre Reformation church, a parson was the priest of an independent parish church, that is, a parish church not under the control of a larger ecclesiastical or monastic organisation. The term is similar to rector and is in contrast to a… …
10Parson — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Anja Pärson, née en 1981, kieuse alpine suédoise. Parson Russell terrier : une race de chiens Alfred Lauck Parson (1889 1970), chimiste et physicien… …
