glebe

/gli:b/

Thân thiện

The vicar walks across the glebe behind the old stone church.

Definition

Noun: 1. A piece of land forming part of a parish church's endowment: Historically, a plot of land belonging to and providing income for an English parish church or for the support of an ecclesiastical office, such as a rector or vicar. 2. (Archaic or poetic) Land; soil; field: An area of cultivated ground or earth.

Usage

The word "glebe" is a specialized term, primarily used in historical and ecclesiastical contexts to refer to church-owned agricultural land. Its archaic or poetic sense is rare in modern usage. - The primary usage refers to the land that was attached to a parish church to generate revenue for the incumbent. - It is a countable noun (e.g., a glebe, the glebes).

Examples

• Historical/Ecclesiastical Context:
  • The vicar's income was supplemented by the produce from the church glebe.
  • The old map clearly marks the boundary of the parish glebe.
• Archaic/Poetic Context:
  • (Poetic) He tilled the fertile glebe. (Meaning: He cultivated the fertile soil.)

Advanced Usage

• "Glebe land": This is a common collocation that explicitly specifies the type of land, though "glebe" alone typically carries this meaning.
  • The charity manages several acres of ancient glebe land.
• "Glebe house": A house provided for a clergyman, often situated on or near the glebe land.
  • The old glebe house has been converted into a museum.

Variants and Related Words

• Glebeland (n): An alternative, less common spelling for "glebe land."
• Glebe-farm (n): A farm operated on glebe land.

Synonyms

• Church land: Land owned by a church.
• Parish land: Land belonging to a parish.
• (For archaic sense) Soil, field, land, turf.

Antonyms

• Laity-owned land: Land owned by non-clerical persons.
• Secular land: Land not dedicated to religious purposes.

Related Phrases/Compounds

• Glebe terrier: A historical document detailing the lands, buildings, and income belonging to a parish church.
  • The glebe terrier from 1704 lists all the barns and cottages on the land.

Học thuật

Noun

1. plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office