English Explanatory Dictionary

glebe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Turf; soil; ground; sod.
  2. In medieval Europe, an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses.
  3. A field or meadow.
  4. A piece of earth containing ore.
name
  1. A suburb of Sydney in the Sydney council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A suburb of the City of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Pronunciation

glēb /ɡliːb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glebe.wav /ɡlib/

Word forms

glebe glebes

Etymology

From Old French glebe, from Latin glaeba (“lump of earth, clod”). Doublet of gleba.

Related words

glaebule

Derived words

glebe-farm glebe farm glebe-house glebe-land glebeless glebous gleby
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