parson

• n. 司祭、教区司祭；聖職者
• n. （パーソン）人名；（英）Parson；（スウェーデン）Parson

ラテン語のpersona「人」が語源で、語源的にはpersonと同じ。現在はおそらくpersona ecclesiae「教会」が省略されたもので、語源的にはecclesiasticと同じ。

parson

parson: [13] Parson and person started off as the same word (both come from Latin persōna) but split into two. It is not altogether clear why parson came to be used for a ‘priest’. It may simply have been a specialized application of an extended post-classical sense of Latin persōna, ‘person of rank, important person, personage’ – hence ‘person of high position within the church’. But it has also been speculated that it originated in the notion of the priest as the ‘person’ who legally embodied the parish (who could for example sue or be sued on behalf of the parish).
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parson (n.)

late 12c., from Anglo-French and Old French persone "curate, parson, holder of Church office" (12c.), from Medieval Latin persona "parson" (see person). Ecclesiastical use is obscure; it might refer to the "person" legally holding church property, or it may be an abbreviation of persona ecclesiae "person of the church."

1. The parson ，heading the procession，had just turned right towards the churchyard.

行進隊の先頭を歩いていた教区牧師は右に曲がり、教会堂墓地に向かったばかりだった。

2.There remained the schoolmaster-probably now a reverend parson .

そして彼の教師よ、今は尊敬される牧師かもしれない。

3.Going by Parson Clarke 's，he caught a glimpse of two men talking in the Parson 's room.

クラーク牧師の家の前を通ったとき、牧師の家のリビングで2人が話しているのをちらっと見た。

4.In some countries a hunting parson is no uncommon sight.

狩猟好きの牧師は、国によっては珍しくない。

5.As he was a parson ，he has to respect the cloth.

牧師であるため、言動は自分のアイデンティティを考慮しなければならない。