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glebe, a piece of land within a parish that is used to provide income for the priest or minister, either by his farming it himself or leasing it out. Closely associated with the Anglo‐Norman parochial system, glebes were rare in Gaelic areas of the Irish church, where the traditional system of erenachs and coarbs provided land to support clerical families. With the Reformation, the Church of Ireland tried to establish an Anglicized system of glebes throughout the country, but often found it difficult to prevent the land from being alienated or illegally detained by lay people. Much effort in subsequent centuries was expended in providing glebes and glebe‐houses for the support of Church of Ireland clergy.
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"glebe." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "glebe." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-glebe.html "glebe." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-glebe.html |
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glebe Land belonging to a parish church used to support its priest. The size of glebes varied enormously from 1 ha. (2 acres) to a few hundred hectares; priests might afford to engage labourers or be obliged to work the land themselves, and they could sublease part or all of the land. Since the glebe was a freeholding, the lord of the manor could not demand labour duties of the priest, although this immunity was not always observed.
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"glebe." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "glebe." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-glebe.html "glebe." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-glebe.html |
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glebe. In English and Scots ecclesiastical law, the land devoted to the maintenance of the incumbent of the parish. The term now excludes the parsonage house and the land occupied with it. In 1978 ownership of glebe land in England was transferred from the incumbent to the Diocesan Board of Finance. In Scotland glebe was vested in the General Trustees of the Church by Act of Parliament in 1925.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "glebe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "glebe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-glebe.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "glebe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-glebe.html |
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glebe was a portion of land allocated to support a priest. Though originally it was intended as the sole support, it soon required substantial augmentation, usually through tithes. At the Norman Conquest, the glebe was twice the holding of a villein: in the 18th cent. many glebes were enlarged, either in compensation for enclosures or in lieu of tithes.
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JOHN CANNON. "glebe." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "glebe." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-glebe.html JOHN CANNON. "glebe." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-glebe.html |
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glebe soil, earth; field; portion of land attached to a benefice. XIV. — L. glēba, glǣba clod, land, soil; cf. Pol. gleba, Russ. glȳba clod, and see GLOBE.
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T. F. HOAD. "glebe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "glebe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-glebe.html T. F. HOAD. "glebe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-glebe.html |
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glebe was a portion of land allocated to support a priest. Though originally it was intended as the sole support, it soon required substantial augmentation, usually through tithes.
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JOHN CANNON. "glebe." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "glebe." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-glebe.html JOHN CANNON. "glebe." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-glebe.html |
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glebe / glēb/ • n. hist. a piece of land serving as part of a clergyman's benefice and providing income. ∎ archaic land; fields. |
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"glebe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "glebe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-glebe.html "glebe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-glebe.html |
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Glebe
Glebe. Land which belongs to the endowment of a parish and which provides an income from farming by the priest himself or a tenant.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Glebe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Glebe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Glebe.html JOHN BOWKER. "Glebe." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Glebe.html |
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glebe
•Antibes, Beeb, Delibes, dweeb, glebe, grebe, Maghrib, plebe
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"glebe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "glebe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-glebe.html "glebe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-glebe.html |
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