glebe-house
(chiefly, British) A rectory, built for the parish priest, vicar, pastor, or rector, usually at church expense.
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(chiefly, British) A rectory, built for the parish priest, vicar, pastor, or rector, usually at church expense.
After mature consideration he made up his mind that the parson should be his ambassador. . . . [H]e mounted his nag, and rode off to Ballindine glebe. The glebe-house was about a couple of miles from Kelly's Court, and it was about half-…
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- glebe farm81%
(chiefly, UK, Christianity) A home farm owned by a parish, assigned as part of a benefice to a parish priest, pastor, rector, or vicar to provide them with income.
- parish house72%
(US) A rectory or vicarage.
- parish house71%
A US term for the residence of a church minister or the administrative building attached to a church parish. Equivalent to a rectory or vicarage in British usage. The term is used across various Christian denominations in American English.
- rector59%
In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
- pastorium57%
(US, Southern US) A parsonage, in some Baptist churches.