Associations to the word «Glebe»

Wiktionary

GLEBE, noun. Turf; soil; ground; sod.
GLEBE, noun. (historical) In medieval Europe, an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses.

Dictionary definition

GLEBE, noun. Plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office.

Wise words

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