"glebe-land" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glebe-lands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} glebe-land (plural glebe-lands)
  1. (historical) Area of land belonging to a parish in medieval times. Tags: historical Synonyms: glebe, glebeland, glebe land
    Sense id: en-glebe-land-en-noun-dl7vhDva Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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