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(1):

(n.) 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):

(n.) Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Parson'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/parson.html. 1828.
 
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