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Glebe

Noun

1. A plot of land typically owned by a church or parish, often used to generate income for the church or to provide housing for the clergy.

Example sentence: The old church owned a beautiful glebe where the parsonage was built.

Noun

2. The cultivated or fertile part of a farm, typically including the house and buildings.

Example sentence: The glebe of the farm was filled with lush green fields and well-maintained barns.

Adjective

1. Pertaining to a glebe or a plot of land owned by a church or parish.

Example sentence: The glebe property was maintained by the local parish.

Verb

1. (Rare) To make someone or something happily preoccupied or immersed in an activity.

Example sentence: The music entranced him, glebeing his thoughts and taking him to another world.