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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Păs'tor, n.

noun

(6), n. [Lat., from pascere, pastum, to pasture, to feed; It. pastore, Sp. pastor, Pr. pastor, pastre, Fr. pasteur, pâtre.]

  1. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds. Dryden.
  2. A minister of the gospel having the charge of a church and congregation; one who has the care of souls.
  3. (Ornith.) A beautiful little bird (Pastor roseus), allied to the starling, but having a tuft on its head. It is found in Europe.