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parsonage definition

par·son·age (-ij)

noun

the dwelling provided by a church for its minister

Etymology: ME personage < OFr < ML(Ec) personagium, ecclesiastical benefice: see parson & -age

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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