glebe
n.
section of land assigned to a clergyman (British); land (Archaic)
Glebe
In the
Roman Catholic and
Anglican church traditions, a glebe was an area of land belonging to a
benefice. This was
property (in addition to the parsonage house and grounds) which vested in the incumbent by right of his incumbency. Glebe included a wide variety of properties including
farms, individual fields, shops, houses,
factories etc. An incumbent was entitled to retain the glebe for his own use if he wished (for instance, some incumbents farmed their own land) or he could let it and any income formed part of the stipend.
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Le Glèbe
glèbe (f)
n.
glebe, section of land assigned to a clergyman (British); land (Archaic)
gleba (f)
n.
clod, glebe, lump of earth; (Medieval) land
Glebe
(n.)
Turf; soil; ground; sod.
(n.)
The land belonging, or yielding revenue, to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
(n.)
A lump; a clod.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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