Category:Parsonage

Par"son*age, n.

1. (eng. Eccl. Law)

Defn: a certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the Maintenance of the parson of a parish.

2. The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or Ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance or use of The incumbent or settled pastor.

3. Money paid for the support of a parson. [scot.] What have i been paying stipend and teind, parsonage and vicarage, For sir w. Scott.