Parsonage

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  • noun. The official residence usually provided by a church for its parson; a rectory.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A rectory endowed with a house, glebe, lands, tithes, etc., for the maintenance of the incumbent; the benefice of a parish.
  • noun. The mansion or dwelling-house of a parson or clergyman. Also called a parsonage house.
  • noun. Money paid for the support of a parson.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Money paid for the support of a parson.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A house provided by the church for a parson, vicar or rector.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
  • Word Usage
    "Until later that night they became more curious, decided to go over to his home, which is what they call a parsonage, because essentially it's owned by the church itself."
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