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Definition of parsonage - 2 dictionary results

par⋅son⋅age

[pahr-suh-nij]
–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; ME personage < AF, equiv. to ML persōnāticum benefice. See parson, -age
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par·son·age   (pär'sə-nĭj)   
n.  The official residence usually provided by a church for its parson; a rectory.
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