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glebe

glebe [ gleeb ] (plural glebes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. U.K. British church land: in the United Kingdom, a piece of land belonging to a church and lent temporarily to a member of the clergy to provide additional income

2. arable land: land or soil, especially when considered as a source of abundant natural produce ( literary )

[14th century. < Latin gleba "clod"]
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