An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector. / A Protestant minister. / (now chiefly historical) A Roman Catholic priest of an independent parish church.

A surname originating as an occupation. / A city in Labette County, Kansas. / An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Missouri. / A city in Decatur County, Tennessee.

plural of parson

In the manner of a parson.

Provided with a parson. / Having undergone a church ceremony under a parson.

parsonic

Of or relating to a parson; clerical.

A surname.

Alternative form of personable

A system within the Church of England in which the rector or vicar of a parish holds title to benefice property, such as the church, churchyard or parsonage, the ownership passing to his successor.