Meaning of PARSONAGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'pârsunij
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| | Definition: | | [n] an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector |
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| | Synonyms: | | rectory, vicarage |
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| | See Also: | | glebe house, residence | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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