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: land belonging or yielding revenue to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice
Word History
Etymology
Latin gleba clod, land
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of glebe was
in the 14th century
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“Glebe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glebe. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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