parsonage : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: parsonage	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for parsonage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parsonage n an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector Synonym(s): parsonage, vicarage, rectory
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parsonage \Par"sonage\, n. 1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish. 2. 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. 3. Money paid for the support of a parson. [Scot.] What have I been paying stipend and teind, parsonage* and vicarage, for? --Sir W. Scott.