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parsonage |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parsonage \Par"son*age\, n. 1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish. 2. The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance or use of the incumbent or settled pastor. 3. Money paid for the support of a parson. [Scot.] What have I been paying stipend and teind, parsonage and vicarage, for? --Sir W. Scott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parsonage n : an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector [syn: {vicarage}, {rectory}]
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