parsonage

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɑːrsənɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑrsənɪdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pär′sə nij)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
par•son•age /ˈpɑrsənɪdʒ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Religionthe house or home provided by a parish for its pastor.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
par•son•age  (pär′sə nij),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religionthe residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.
  2. Religion[Eng. Eccles. Law.]the benefice of a parson.
  • Anglo-French, equivalent. to Medieval Latin persōnāticum benefice. See parson, -age
  • Middle English personage 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
parsonage /ˈpɑːsənɪdʒ/ n
  1. the residence of a parson who is not a rector or vicar, as provided by the parish
'parsonage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
age - pastorate - pastorium - rectory

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