glebe
(noun) plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
Source: WordNet® 3.1
glebe (plural glebes)
Turf; soil; ground; sod.
(historical) In medieval Europe, an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses.
(archaic) A meadow, land or fields
(mining) A piece of earth containing ore.
• A number of places are named Glebe.
Source: Wiktionary
Glebe, n. Etym: [F. glèbe, L. gleba, glaeba, clod, land, soil.]
1. A lump; a clod.
2. Turf; soil; ground; sod. Fertile of corn the glebe, of oil, and wine. Milton.
3. (Eccl. Law)
Definition: The land belonging, or yielding revenue, to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
