parson

Definition of Parson in English :

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

Example Sentences:
'clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Parson

noun

1.

a parish priest in the Church of England, formerly applied only to those who held ecclesiastical benefices

2.

any clergyman

3. New Zealand

a nonconformist minister

noun

1.

an Anglican minister in charge of a parish; rector

2. Informal

any minister; pastor

n.

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

2. A member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister.