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vicarage

noun

Definition of vicarage

as in rectory

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Recent Examples of vicarage The despised Colonel Protheroe is found dead in the vicarage study by Reverend Leonard Clement (Kit Harington). — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026 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 In the vicarage garden, the Biddles found a shallow mound with the bones of 264 bodies. — Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022

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Noun

In 1972, another priest started living at Holy Angels’ rectory.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Into this fertile landscape comes Winterbourne, an 18th-century Strawberry Hill Gothic rectory that is equal parts country house and wellness retreat.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of rectory

Noun

Nearly $200,000 in renovations The church currently has one bedroom and two bathrooms; the adjacent parsonage house has four bedrooms and two bathrooms.

— Jennifer Liu Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
James and Anne lived at Deane parsonage on a curate’s income of £300, including a contribution from Anne’s father.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parsonage

Noun

The production design is excellent, the humorous details of Vision’s metaphorical manse and the externalization of computer processes clever.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
So, alongside the compliments there’s an awful lot of real estate dedicated to his enemies, including his stepmother, Raine, whose many offenses included installing wall-to-wall carpeting in the family manse.

— Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of manse

Noun

Court filings allege that Sapov became obsessed with the victim, tracked down their relatives on social media and sent gifts to the victim’s residence.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
The rooms Light and airy, spacious, and unwaveringly comfortable, the nine suites bring to mind more luxury residence than hotel, mixing minimalist Kyoto craftsmanship with modern design pieces and contemporary art.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of residence

Noun

Rama tells Lakshmana to guard the hermitage and protect Sita.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
The monastery-hermitage that the Anantara Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi lives in has peered over this endlessly entrancing Tyrrhenian view of sunsets and moonshine since the 13th century, which is priceless.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hermitage

Noun

Architect William Channing Whitney designed the stone-and-brick dwelling in a combination of English Tudor and Beaux-Arts styles.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026
Instead, the production custom built all of the Budgell family’s dwellings.

— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of dwelling

Noun

Heder also struggles to convey the complicated dynamics of multi-character expression in tight quarters, which breeds a sameness of style and some sitcom-ish touches.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
The Dec and Mar quarters should be ok [due to] backorder/channel fill.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of quarters

Noun

Each night, Portia settles upside down beneath its silk abode, alternating prolonged stillness with brief episodes of retinal movements, twitching, and occasional leg curling.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
Here the final abode of souls redeemed by Christ in heaven is depicted as an intricate urban environment.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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