• Glebe-house

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    Noun

    1. (chiefly British) A rectory, built for the parish priest, vicar, pastor, or rector, usually at church expense.
      • 1848, Anthony Trollope, The Kellys and the O'Kellys, ch. 26:After mature consideration he made up his mind that the parson should be his ambassador. . . . He mounted his nag, and rode off to Ballindine glebe. The glebe-house was about a couple of miles from Kelly's Court, and it was about half-past four when Lord Ballindine got there.

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