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glebe

/ɡliːb/

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noun

/ɡliːb/C2formalbritishobsolete
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее участок земли, принадлежащий английской приходской церкви или церковной должности.

A noun referring to a plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office.

  1. Church landC2formalbritish

    A piece of land belonging to a parish church or an ecclesiastical office, often used to generate income for the clergy.

    ruЦерковная земля

    • The vicar's income was supplemented by the produce from the glebe.
    • The old church still owns a small glebe adjacent to the cemetery.
    • Historically, the glebe was farmed to support the local priest.
Forms
  • glebes plural form
  • glebes' possessive plural form
  • glebe's possessive singular form