ˈrevərənd adj. & n. --adj. (esp. as
the title of a clergyman)
deserving reverence. --n. colloq. a
clergyman. øMost Reverend the title of an
archbishop or an
Irish Roman Catholic bishop. Reverend
Mother the title of the Mother
Superior of a
convent.
Right Reverend the title of a bishop.
Very Reverend the title of a dean etc. [ME f. OF reverend or L reverendus
gerundive of revereri: see REVERE]