as in vicarage
the building in which a parson lives
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Recent Examples of parsonage
Going into the clergy was a common choice for educated young men of middling means, and Malthus was able to secure a parsonage in Wotton, Surrey.
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Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Now there are, of course, there's something called a parsonage exception where members of the clergy in the United States can exclude the value of their dwelling, but there's rules that go around with that.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Following the break from the church, the Jonas family moved out of the parsonage house and into a two-bedroom home.
—Ilana Frost, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
In the application, the organization claimed to own 11 churches, a parsonage and Powell’s residence as assets.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Now there are, of course, there's something called a parsonage exception where members of the clergy in the United States can exclude the value of their dwelling, but there's rules that go around with that.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Following the break from the church, the Jonas family moved out of the parsonage house and into a two-bedroom home.
—Ilana Frost, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
In the application, the organization claimed to own 11 churches, a parsonage and Powell’s residence as assets.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parsonage
Noun
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But also in the William books by Richmal Crompton with their between-the-wars description and depiction of English country life: the stream, the wood, the vicarage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This means a daily morning and midday Mass, on top of Sunday services, 13 confession times a week, and a treasured personal life on the third floor of the rectory, which has been his home for two decades.—
Hannah Brueske,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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The rectory of Milan’s Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie is the site of what world-famous work of the Renaissance?—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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The manse was built in 1749—40 years before the French Revolution.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2026
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The manse’s gym had to be fully refitted and the A/C recalibrated to ensure the traveler’s ideal temp.—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are already stricter rent increase caps for many residences, depending on the location, type and age of the building.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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One man was inside another residence about 2 miles from the first residence, and another man was discovered at a business near the second residence.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Noun
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All three suspects were booked into the Sacramento County Jail and are facing charges of shooting into an inhabited dwelling and negligent discharge of a firearm.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The three suspects were charged with shooting into an inhabited dwelling and negligent discharge of a firearm and were booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
Noun
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On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Aflame, by Pico Iyer Travel writer and spiritual thinker Pico Iyer has spent time at a Benedictine hermitage in California, a seemingly idyllic setting.—
Monitor reviewers,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Dec. 2025
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Panish replayed for jurors testimony from Grossman’s daughter that, soon after the collision, Erickson arrived at the house smelling of alcohol.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Decades after Julian’s vanishing there, the band and various hangers-on recall eerie incidents both in and out of the house—rooms full of occult literature; pub full of haunting photographs—as well as the glimmering stranger circling the Orpheus-esque Julian.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Best Hotels & Resorts The Promissory Hotel This boutique property is housed in a 1912 bank building with striking neoclassical design and 27 rooms, including loft-style abodes and two-bedroom suites.—
Julekha Dash,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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Inside the sparse, upscale abode, cardboard moving boxes are still scattered across the entryway, and his shelves lack ingredients.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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