Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pastor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pastor \Pas"tor\, n. [L., fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to
feed. Cf. {Pabulum}, {Pasture}, {Food}.]
1. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.
2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister
having the charge of a church and parish.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A species of starling ({Pastor roseus}), native
of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head
is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is
rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pastor
n 1: a person authorized to conduct religious worship [syn: {curate},
{minister}, {parson}, {rector}]
2: only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications
considered a separate genus [syn: {Pastor}, {subgenus
Pastor}]
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