pastorage

pastorage
a) Home or offices of a pastor; comparable to a rectory

"The pastorage is in front of you," he says, "but the clergyman is not at home, there is no one at the pastorage."(from The Story of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf, Little, Brown and company, 1910, [ As Retrieved 2009-09-16]

b) The role or responsibilities of a pastor.

The old pastor found his pastorage wearying, and longed to retire.


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