köken: Ca. 1500, borrowed from Latin domine, vocative of dominus (“mister, sir, lord”). Originally also used of Catholic priests and more broadly of other respected individuals (especially medical doctors). The restriction to Protestantism appears to be from the 18th century. The final -ee either represents a learned pronunciation or has to do with the two consecutive unstressed syllables (cf. Afrikaans…
parish priest (Catholic, UK), pastor (Lutheran; Catholic, US); parson, rector, vicar (Anglican) (main priest serving a parish)
çekim: çoğul kirkkoherrat · tamlayan kirkkoherran
köken: Calque of Swedish kyrkherre; kirkko (“church”) + herra (“master, lord”). Some sources claim the term is a mistranslation of Swedish kyrkoherde (“vicar”, literally “church shepherd”), but that term is more likely a later alteration of kyrkherre.