parson
/ˈpɑɹsən/ noun C2- An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
- A Protestant minister.
- A Roman Catholic priest of an independent parish church.
Plural parsons
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He was dressed in rusty black, with a very broad-brimmed top-hat and a loose white necktie—the whole effect being that of a very rustic parson or of an undertaker’s mute.
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