glebe
Americannoun
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Also called glebe land. Chiefly British. the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
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Archaic. soil; field.
noun
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land granted to a clergyman as part of his benefice
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poetic land, esp when regarded as the source of growing things
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Origin of glebe
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin glēba, glaeba clod of earth
Example Sentences
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Plans for the church hall, on Glebe Way, included a cafe, day nursery building, replacement rectory with detached garage, two outbuildings to provide a prayer room and substation, and bike storage.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024
On the evening of Nov. 13, Roy Saravia Alvarez was walking home along the sidewalk of West Glebe Road in Alexandria, Virginia.
From Slate • May 18, 2022
The couple purchased the Auburn Cleaners store on East Glebe, a neighborhood mainstay on a block full of longtime establishments.
From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2022
Glebe Farm Foods, run by brother and sister Philip and Rebecca Rayner, denied the claims.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2021
The "new Glebe" was situated on Mattox Creek, originally called Appamatox Creek after the Indians who had once lived there.
From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Haynie, Miriam
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