parson means A surname.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, parson ranks #5,379 of 20,656 for Qualifying.
parson is pronounced /ˈpɑːs(ə)n/.
Etymology
From Middle English persoun, from Anglo-Norman, Old French persone (“parson, person”), from Medieval Latin persona (“parson, person”), from Latin persona (“person”). Doublet of person and persona.
noun
- An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
- A Protestant minister.
- A Roman Catholic priest of an independent parish church.“a lewde curate,
A parson benyfyced
But nothynge well advysed.”