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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

parsonage Synonyms

parsonage

n.

rectory, pastor's dwelling, minister's residence, manse, parsonage house, presbytery, deanery, vicarage, mansion.

parsonage Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Background 5.2 Much of the property of the Church in Wales ( including parsonages and church buildings ) is vested in the Representative Body.
  • build: He was described as a " charitable hard working Anglo-Catholic Parish Priest who restored the Church, built a Parsonage and a school " .
  • see: We'll see the famed parsonage before continuing to York.

Adjective modifier

  • old: Alderman Fletcher Moss, who lived at the Old Parsonage, turned the house into an art gallery for his private collection.
  • former: Significantly, they also including part of a ruined building, possibly part of the former parsonage, already in the course of redevelopment.
  • new: Plans and specifications of new parsonages, and any subsequent alterations of such plans, shall be submitted to the Board for approval.
  • incumbent: Coates Rev. James, incumbent, Parsonage Dale William, parish clerk Percival Michael, schoolmaster Robinson Richard, shopkeeper Inns and Taverns.
  • Georgian: This facilitated the building of many substantial and elegant Georgian parsonages.
  • English: It certainly has the right imagery to crop up in any number of Gothic novels based in English parsonages or turreted castles.

Modifies a noun

  • house: The former Parsonage house is the building to the right of the Assembly Rooms, gable end on to the viewer.
  • farm: October 1 st 1839 At the Parsonage Farm, Melford.
  • hotel: Central Oxford showing the location of the Old Parsonage hotel.
  • board: Similarly parsonage board contributions have been based on the number of houses.
  • museum: A major stop off point is surely the village of Haworth with the Bronte Parsonage museum.
  • field: The focal point, where the Giffards probably built their Manor, was further up North Road in the Parsonage field area.

Noun used with modifier

  • Bronte: It is only 1 minutes walk from the Bronte Parsonage, once home to the famous Bronte sisters.

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