parsonage
parsonage — noun
- parsonagesingular
- parsonagesplural
1. a home that a Christian church owns and gives to its minister to live in for fre
a home that a Christian church owns and gives to its minister to live in for free while they work there.
Tanvi grew up in a draughty old parsonage beside the village church.
typical pattern: in a [adjective] parsonage beside the church
When the new vicar arrived in Norfolk, the parsonage had been empty for three years.
subject often a vicar, rector, or minister
The Brontë sisters wrote most of their novels inside a small parsonage in Yorkshire.
After Christopher retired, the church sold the parsonage to a young family from Leeds.
Heavy rain leaked through the parsonage roof for weeks before anyone noticed.
- vicarage
British, specifically a Church of England vicar's house; more common in everyday UK usage than 'parsonage'.
- rectory
the house of a rector; in Anglican use, slightly grander than a vicarage.
- manse
the standard term in Presbyterian and Scottish churches for the minister's house.
- pastor's house
plain modern American phrasing, common in Protestant churches that avoid older vocabulary.
文法句型
the parsonage
a parsonage next to / behind / beside [the church]
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'the' when referring to a specific church's house; the word now sounds historical or literary in everyday speech. In modern American usage, churches more often say 'pastor's house' or 'manse' (especially in Presbyterian contexts).