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PRONUNCIATION:

(PAHR-sunz week)

MEANING:

noun: A period of 13 days, especially as a holiday.

ETYMOLOGY:

From parson (a clergyperson), from persona (person) + week, from Old English wice (week). Earliest documented use: 1790.

NOTES:

A parson has other duties, of course, but the principal day on duty is Sun. If excused for one Sun, a parson could be away for 13 days, from the Mon before through the Sat after it.

In some instances, parson’s week has also been used for a period of six days, from Mon to Sat, with no Sun off.

USAGE:

“Two years ago, we left home for a parson’s week, during which time the house, pussy included, was in the charge of servants.”
W. Gordon Stables; Cats: Their Points and Characteristics; Dean & Son; 1876.

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