parsonage

[ pahr-suh-nij ]

/ ˈpɑr sə nɪdʒ /

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noun

the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.

English Ecclesiastical Law. the benefice of a parson.

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Origin of parsonage

1250–1300; Middle English personage<Anglo-French, equivalent to Medieval Latin persōnāticum benefice. See parson, -age

Words nearby parsonage

parsley family, parsley fern, parsley piert, parsnip, parson, parsonage, parson bird, Parsons, parson's nose, Parsons table, Parsva

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How to use parsonage in a sentence

The police say they believe that around this time “forced entry was made into the parsonage and a violent struggle ensued.”
As 2014 Began, a Fateful Path to a Catholic Priest’s Murder|Michael Daly|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Armed guards sought to protect King after that, and for a time guns were commonplace in his parsonage.
Is Gun Control Racist?|Adam Winkler|October 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In December 2008, a search warrant was executed at the Reeders UMC parsonage.
The Pastor's Disappearing Wives|Steve Huff|September 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

There were at least a dozen ladies seated round the big table at the Parsonage.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
They rented a house, for the place didn't afford a parsonage, and began the long dreary year that was to follow.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The Padre Manoel Gomez received us very kindly, and our pic-nic was spread in the ample veranda of his parsonage.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
In King's Warren Parsonage the vicar's wife was seated at her little table.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills

British Dictionary definitions for parsonage

parsonage

/ (ˈpɑːsənɪdʒ) /

noun

the residence of a parson who is not a rector or vicar, as provided by the parish

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