Parsonage

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The residence of the minister of a parish.
  2. 2
    an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector wordnet
  3. 3
    The house, lands, tithes, etc. set apart for the support of the minister of a parish. obsolete

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mansepresbyteryrectoryvicarageadobe housebuilding

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"Police hope that publicizing the images will help them track down the thief who stole "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884.""

Etymology

From parson + -age.

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