glebe

Glebe, n. Etym: [F. glèbe, L. gleba, glaeba, clod, land, soil.] 1. A lump; a clod. 2. Turf; soil; ground; sod. Fertile of corn the glebe, of oil, and wine. Milton. 3. (Eccl. Law) Defn: The land belonging, or yielding revenue, to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.

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