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Glebe

UK
/ɡliːb/
US
/ɡlib/
ru

Translation of "glebe" into Russian

glebe
Noun
raiting
UK
/ɡliːb/
US
/ɡlib/
glebe
glebes pl
земельный участок
The church owned a glebe that was used for farming.
Церковь владела земельным участком, который использовался для сельского хозяйства.
приходская земля
The priest worked on the glebe to support the parish.
Священник работал на приходской земле, чтобы поддержать приход.
Additional translations
церковная земля

Definitions

glebe
Noun
raiting
UK
/ɡliːb/
US
/ɡlib/
Land belonging to and providing income for a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
The church's glebe was used to grow crops that supported the local parish.
(Archaic, literary) Soil; cultivated land; earth.
After years at sea, he longed to feel the native glebe beneath his feet once more.

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