Category:Parson

Par"son, n. Etym: [oe. persone person, parson, of. persone, f. Personne person, ll. persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr. L. persona a Person. See person.]

1. (eng. Eccl. Law)

Defn: 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.

2. Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in Orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher. He hears the parson pray and preach. Longfellow. Parson bird (zoöl.), a new zealand bird (prosthemadera novæseelandiæ) Remarkable for its powers of mimicry and its ability to articulate Words. Its color is glossy black, with a curious tuft of long, curly, White feathers on each side of the throat. It is often kept as a cage Bird.