Noah Webster
Parson
PARSON, noun p'arsn.
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. It is used in this sense by all denominations of christians; but among independents or congregationalists it is merely a colloquial word.
2. A clergyman; a man that is in orders or has been licensed to preach.