parsonage

P3A1R1S1O1N1A1G2E1

noun

The residence of the minister of a parish.

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vicaragerectory
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Meanings

nounparsonage (plural parsonages)

plural parsonages

  1. The residence of the minister of a parish.
  2. obsoleteThe house, lands, tithes, etc. set apart for the support of the minister of a parish.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

Similar
vicaragerectory
Broader
residence
Also see
presbyteryrectoryvicarage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From parson + -age.

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Translations

Czech fara
  • farahouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
Danish præstegård, præstebolig
  • præstegårdhouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
  • præstebolighouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
Dutch pastorie
  • pastoriehouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
Finnish pappila
  • pappilahouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
French cure, presbytère
  • curehouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
  • presbytèrehouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
German (evangelisches) Pfarrhaus
  • (evangelisches) Pfarrhaushouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
Hungarian paplak, plébánia
  • paplakhouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
  • plébániahouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
  • parókiahouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
Polish plebania, probostwo
  • plebaniahouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
  • probostwohouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
Spanish casa parroquial, casa del cura
  • casa parroquialhouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
  • casa del curahouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
  • casa rectoralhouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
  • rectoríahouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
Turkish papaz evi
  • papaz evihouse provided by the church as residence of a priest.
Cite this entry
APA

parsonage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parsonage

MLA

“parsonage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parsonage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parsonage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parsonage.

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