About The Word Glebe
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Glebe
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What's The Definition Of Glebe?
[n] plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
Synonyms | Synonyms for Glebe: Related Terms | Find terms related to Glebe: See Also | acres | demesne | estate | land | landed estate Glebe In Webster's Dictionary \Glebe\, n. [F. gl[`e]be, L. gleba, glaeba, clod, land,
soil.]
1. A lump; a clod.
2. Turf; soil; ground; sod.
Fertile of corn the glebe, of oil, and wine.
--Milton.
3. (Eccl. Law) The land belonging, or yielding revenue, to a
parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
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