Parsonage vs. Rectory
Parsonage vs. Rectory
Test how “Parsonage” and “Rectory” look in your own writing.
Parsonage
Term AThe residence of the minister of a parish.
(obsolete) The house, lands, tithes, etc. set apart for the support of the minister of a parish.
A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish.
The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance or use of the incumbent or settled pastor.
Money paid for the support of a parson.
Example: ‘What have I been paying stipend and teind, parsonage and vicarage, for?’;
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
Rectory
Term BThe residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.
The residence of an Anglican rector.
The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes, and glebes.
A rector's mansion; a parsonage house.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
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