Etymology

glebe farm

Today it means: A home farm owned by a parish, assigned as part of a benefice to a parish priest, pastor, rector, or vicar to provide them with income. Full definition →

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The story

From glebe (“plot of parish land assigned to a clergy member as part of a benefice”) + farm.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.