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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Had Owen survived the war, his return to his English village might have sparked an edgy comedy, a vicarage version of the era’s problem of how to keep ’em down on the farm.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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The rectory, where Storey lived, is across the street and has a Prairie Village address.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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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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It’s housed in a stately Victorian manse; aside from warm woodwork and historic details at every turn, the interiors are splashed with bold patterns and colors.—
Madeline Bilis,
Travel + Leisure,
27 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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Officers then entered the residence and discovered the suspect's brother, 22-year-old Tanner Ray Pierce, and Tanner Pierce's girlfriend, 21-year-old Nevaeh May Jaslynn Finch, in a bedroom, Goralski said.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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Vance’s chicken coop The vice president’s residence has added a new wing — for chickens.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Home to the Brewster family for more than 300 years, this dwelling which was first built with just one room in 1665, eventually expanded to become the saltbox structure seen today.—
Catherine Sabino,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Mesa Verde continues to hold great cultural significance for the 27 pueblos and tribes whose ancestors once called the canyons, farms, cliffside and mesa dwellings home or who have other ties to the area.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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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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The third attack occurred on May 12 at a house that is owned by the prime minister.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The plane crashed into a house and exploded, killing 10 skydivers, the pilot and a man sitting on his back porch.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Wardrobe trunks such as the one on offer played a specific role in life at court, carrying garments, linens, and other personal effects from one royal residence to another as monarchs switch up their abode based on the season—from, say, residences like Palaces of Fontainebleau.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
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For the World Cup, La Boheme will be playing all the matches on two large TVs in its indoor/outdoor abode.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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“Parsonage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parsonage. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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