glebe

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin glēba "lump of earth, a clod".

Pronunciation

• enPR: glēb, IPA: /ɡliːb/, X-SAMPA: /gli:b/

Noun

glebe (plural glebes)

1. Turf; soil; ground; sod.
   • 1768, Thomas Gray, "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard":

     Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield,

     Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke

2. (historical) In medieval Europe, an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses.

Usage notes

• A number of places are named Glebe.

Derived terms

• glebe-house
• glebe-land

Translations

turf

area of land belonging to a parish

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Italian

Noun

glebe f

1. Plural form of gleba