somebody who has responsibility for the spiritual welfare of a group; esp the minister in charge of a congregation
The shades of night were falling fast; the rain was falling faster, when through an alpine village passed, an alpine village pastor — A E Housman, parodying Longfellow
pastorate /-rət/ noun
pastorship noun
[Middle English pastour via Old French from Latin pastor shepherd, herdsman, from pascere to feed, graze]