glebe

• Substantivo que designa uma porção de terra pertencente a uma igreja paroquial inglesa ou vinculada a um cargo eclesiástico; em uso histórico, também se refere às terras do pároco, cujos rendimentos sustentavam o clero.

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.

   Terra da igreja

   • 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.