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par·son·age
/
ˈpɑr
sə
nɪdʒ
/
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[
pahr
-s
uh
-nij
]
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noun
1.
the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.
2.
English Ecclesiastical Law.
the benefice of a
parson
.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
personage
<
Anglo-French,
equivalent to
Medieval Latin
persōnāticum
benefice. See
parson
,
-age
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parsonage
(ˈpɑːs
ə
nɪdʒ)
—
n
the residence of a parson who is not a rector or vicar, as provided by the parish
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
parsonage
"house for a parson," late 15c., from
parson
+
-age
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Especially if his bedroom is on the ground floor of a church
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surrounded by a forest preserve.
He began his employment with the applicant before the
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was acquired.
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, and begged to be taken there as a servant.
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