Pār'son, n.

(pār'sn), n. [O. Fr. persone, person and parson, from L. Lat. persona (sc. ecclesiæ), equivalent to clergyman.]

1. The priest of a parish or ecclesiastical society; the rector or incumbent of a parish, who has the parochial charge or cure of souls.
2. A clergyman; one who is in orders, or who has been licensed to preach.