parsonage
Americannoun
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the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.
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English Ecclesiastical Law. the benefice of a parson.
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of parsonage
1250–1300; Middle English personage < Anglo-French, equivalent to Medieval Latin persōnāticum benefice. See parson, -age
Example Sentences
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The collection at Sotheby’s includes other items that provide glimpses into everyday life at the parsonage.
From New York Times
Helping rebuild the parsonage, in addition to helping other individuals in the community rebuild, are volunteers from the Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders.
From Washington Times
Interior Secretary David L. Bernhardt visited Birmingham on Thursday as the one-time parsonage west of downtown was designated as part of the African American Civil Rights Network, al.com reported.
From Washington Times
The parsonage where the Graetzes lived was bombed in 1957, not long after the boycott ended, in a wave of attacks on civil rights leaders and churches.
From Seattle Times
They lived in the church parsonage for two years before moving to Village Green.
From Washington Post
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