'Parsonage' definitions:

Definition of 'parsonage'

From: WordNet
noun
An official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector [syn: parsonage, vicarage, rectory]

Definition of 'Parsonage'

From: GCIDE
  • Parsonage \Par"son*age\, n.
  • 1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Money paid for the support of a parson. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
  • What have I been paying stipend and teind, parsonage and vicarage, for? --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]