parsee Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India
    Parsi.

WordNet

Par"see noun
Etymology
Hind. & Per. parsi a Persian, a follower of Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. Persian.
Definitions
  1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber.
  2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees.

Webster 1913