GLEBE

glebe

(noun) plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Usage notes

• A number of places are named Glebe.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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