Parsonage
1Parsonage — Par son*age, n. 1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish. [1913 Webster] 2. The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or ecclesiastical society, and… …
2parsonage — (n.) house for a parson, late 15c., from PARSON (Cf. parson) + AGE (Cf. age) …
3parsonage — ► NOUN ▪ a church house provided for a parson …
4parsonage — [pär′sənij] n. [ME personage < OFr < ML(Ec) personagium, ecclesiastical benefice: see PARSON & AGE] the dwelling provided by a church for its minister …
5Parsonage — This unusual name is of Old French origin, and an occupational or topographical surname for someone who either worked at a parson s home, or lived at or by a parson s house. The derivation is from the Old French term personage , introduced into… …
6parsonage — UK [ˈpɑː(r)s(ə)nɪdʒ] / US [ˈpɑrs(ə)nɪdʒ] noun [countable] Word forms parsonage : singular parsonage plural parsonages a house that the Anglican church provides for a parson to live in …
7parsonage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. manse, rectory. See temple. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rectory, pastor s dwelling, minister s residence, manse, parsonage house, presbytery, deanery, vicarage, mansion …
8parsonage — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)sənɪʤ[/t]] parsonages N COUNT A parsonage is the house where a parson lives. [OLD FASHIONED] …
9parsonage — n. 1. Rectory. 2. Parson s mansion, parsonage house. 3. Parson s dues, benefice, living …
10parsonage — A dwelling house occupied by the pastor of a church, ordinarily owned by the church. 45 Am J1st Relig Soc § 30. When a church has acquired all the ecclesiastical rights it becomes, in the language of law, a rectory or parsonage, which consists of …
