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[syn: parsonage, vicarage, rectory]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Parsonage \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.
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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.
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3. Money paid for the support of a parson. [Scot.]
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What have I been paying stipend and teind, parsonage
and vicarage, for? --Sir W.
Scott.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
parsonage
n 1: an official residence provided by a church for its parson
or vicar or rector [syn: parsonage, vicarage,
rectory]