Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pastorage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pas-tor-age
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Home or offices of a pastor; comparable to a rectory

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The role or responsibilities of a pastor.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The period of service of a particular pastor to his congregation; his term of office.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""The pastorage is in front of you," he says, "but the clergyman is not at home, there is no one at the pastorage." (from The Story of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf, Little, Brown and company, 1910, As Retrieved 2009-09-16"
"The old pastor found his pastorage wearying, and longed to retire."
"His pastorage had been marked by several changes in church policy with regards to community outreach."
"At the denomination's annual conference, the pastorage had passed a bylaw prohibiting members from performing online marriage ceremonies."

Etymology

From pastor + -age.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pastor

Usage

Inflected Forms

pastorages (plural)

Questions

What does pastorage mean?: Home or offices of a pastor; comparable to a rectory
Where does pastorage come from?: From pastor + -age.

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