parsons

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. parish priests; clergymen (plural of parson)

Example Sentences

Mrs Parsons had a liking for gin and tonic.

my name is Parsons, John Parsons.

he had simply missed Parsons out by an oversight.

Tailcoat Parsons further pointed out the two functions of school class: socializing and selecting.

When he was fifteen years old, he worked as a stockboy at Charivari, from where he gained the chance to enter the Parsons School of Design in New York City.

at thirty he married an english girl, ……and granddaughter of two dorset parsons, experts in obscure subjects —paleopedology and aeolian harps, respectively.

At thirty he married an English girl, daughter of Jerome Dunn, the alpinist, and granddaughter of two Dorset parsons, experts in obscure subjects — paleopedology and Aeolian harps, respectively.

Real-world Examples

His sons, except Mr Clare, are going to be parsons too.'

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

" 'Ye are to declare it, ' was the parson's words, " Fairway continued.

Source: Returning Home

Perhaps the rather strict parson would not approve of her travelling so far on a Sunday.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

Why, that is very easy enough to understand, said the parson. Twas a treasure box they buried!

Source: American Elementary School English 6

After a while he passed an elderly parson riding a grey horse.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

Frank Meriwether was hardly behind the parson in this fancy, and took, for a short time, to abstruse reading.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

" Same stuff as parsons are made of" .

Source: The Room with a View (Part Two)

Never told the old parson where they were.

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

You really ought to have been a parson.

Source: Jude the Obscure (Part Two)

You pious creatures always like to adore a parson.

Source: Blooming Roses (Part 1)

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