What does glebe-house mean?

glebe-house

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

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"After mature consideration he made up his mind that the parson should be his ambassador. . . . [H]e mounted his nag, and rode off to Ballindine glebe. The glebe-house was about a couple of miles from Kelly's Court, and it was about half-past four when Lord Ballindine got there."

glebe-houses (plural)

glebe farm glebe-farm glebe-land

glebe glebe farm glebe-farm glebe-land glebeland benefice

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