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Webster 1913 Edition
pastor
pas′tor
(pȧs′tẽr)
, Noun.
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.
(Zool.)
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. Webster 1828 Edition
Pastor
P`ASTOR
,Noun.
1.
A shepherd; one that has the care of flocks and herds.2.
A minister of the gospel who has the charge of a church and congregation, whose duty is to watch over the people of his charge, and instruct them in the sacred doctrines of the christian religion.