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parsonage

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A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish.

The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance or use of the incumbent or settled pastor.

Money paid for the support of a parson.

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I was reared in the conservative atmosphere of a Methodist parsonage. Countee Cullen

Hodder and Stoughton: Anne, gentle and persuasive, grew up like Charlotte, devoted to the Christianity of her father and mother, and entirely in harmony with all the conditions of a parsonage. Source: Internet

Fraser, The Brontës, p. 30 Maria's sister, Elizabeth Branwell (1776–1842), moved to the parsonage, initially to nurse her dying sister, but she spent the rest of her life there raising the children. Source: Internet

Fraser, The Brontës, pp. 44–45 The children made little attempt to mix with others outside the parsonage, but relied on each other for friendship and companionship. Source: Internet

As the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were listening to this news story we both came to the same agreement. Source: Internet

Sitting in the front room of the more than 150-year-old parsonage they’ve called home for the past three summers, The Reverend Fred and Mary Zobel reflected on their experience at Little Stone Church on Mackinac Island. Source: Internet

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