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parsonage

noun C2
  1. The residence of the minister of a parish.

Plural parsonages

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They say that away down in the village, and even in the distant parsonage, that cry raised the sleepers from their beds.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 66 · B2
She not unfrequently stopped at the Parsonage, and had a few minutes’ conversation with Charlotte, but was scarcely ever prevailed on to get out.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 195 · B2
Colonel Fitzwilliam’s manners were very much admired at the Parsonage, and the ladies all felt that he must add considerably to the pleasure of their engagements at Rosings.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 199 · B2
Colonel Fitzwilliam had called at the Parsonage more than once during the time, but Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 199 · B2

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