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glebe-house

glebe-house noun: a rectory, built for the parish priest, vicar, pastor, or rector, usually at church expense.

Noun

glebe-house (plural glebe-houses)

  1. (UK) 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-past four when Lord Ballindine got there.1848, Anthony Trollope, chapter 26, in The Kellys and the O'Kellys

Forms of glebe-house

pluralglebe-houses

Questions about glebe-house

What does glebe-house mean?
Glebe-house means a rectory, built for the parish priest, vicar, pastor, or rector, usually at church expense.
What part of speech is glebe-house?
Glebe-house is a noun.
What is the plural of glebe-house?
The plural of glebe-house is glebe-houses.

Words near glebe-house in the dictionary

  1. glebe
  2. glebe farm
  3. glebe farms
  4. glebe-farm
  5. glebe-farms
  6. glebe-house
  7. glebe-houses
  8. glebe-land
  9. glebe-lands
  10. glebeland
  11. glebelands

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