glebe-land — Same as glebe … Ballentine's law dictionary
glebe land — noun see glebe 2a … Useful english dictionary
glebe land — /ˈglib lænd/ (say gleeb land) noun land bequeathed to a specified parish or benefice so that its rental or crops may be employed to augment the income of their incumbent …
Glebe — Land, cultivated land; more commonly, glebe land was used of land within a parish assigned to support its priest. A glebe house was the incumbent s house; a parsonage. Gleba spiritualis was the Latin form of glebe land. [< Lat. gleba = land, a … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
glebe — land belonging to the Church. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
Glebe House — Infobox nrhp | name = Glebe House nrhp type = caption = Glebe House in March 2007 location= 635 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, USA lat degrees = | lat minutes = | lat seconds = | lat direction = N long degrees = | long minutes = |… … Wikipedia
Glebe — In the Roman Catholic and Anglican church traditions, a glebe was an area of land belonging to a benefice. This was property (in addition to the parsonage house and grounds) which vested in the incumbent by right of his incumbency. Glebe included … Wikipedia
glebe-house — noun A rectory, built for the parish priest, vicar, pastor, or rector, usually at church expense. After mature consideration he made up his mind that the parson should be his ambassador. . . . [H]e mounted his nag, and rode off to Ballindine… … Wiktionary
glebe — [[t]glib[/t]] n. 1) brit. rel Also called glebe′ land . the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice 2) archaic soil; field • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < L glēba, glaeba clod of earth glebe′less, adj … From formal English to slang
glebe — glebeless, adj. /gleeb/, n. 1. Also called glebe land. Chiefly Brit. the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice. 2. Archaic. soil; field. [1275 1325; ME < L gleba, glaeba clod of earth] * * * … Universalium
