单词 | parsoning |
释义 | parsoningn. rare. The work or occupation of a parson; the doing of a parson's work. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > parson > [noun] > work of parsoning1789 1789 ‘P. Pindar’ Subj. for Painters 87 A plodding Hostler..Left broom and manger at the Old Blue Boar; Meaning by pars'ning to support a table. 1891 T. E. Kebbel Old & New Eng. Country Life 8 There were..many very bad clergymen, to whom what they called ‘parsoning’ was a simple bore. 2002 Caribbean Today (Nexis) June 9 Once upon a time parsoning was noble and respected, but now every jingbang turn man of the cloth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789 |
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