parsonage

noun

par·​son·​age ˈpär-s(ə-)nij 

ˈpär-sə-nij

: the house provided by a church for its pastor

Examples of parsonage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nearly $200,000 in renovations The church currently has one bedroom and two bathrooms; the adjacent parsonage house has four bedrooms and two bathrooms. — Jennifer Liu valentina Duarte, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

James and Anne lived at Deane parsonage on a curate’s income of £300, including a contribution from Anne’s father. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Targets for violence For example, Bethel Baptist Church and its parsonage in Birmingham, Alabama, were bombed three times. — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

As do the moors that stretch behind the parsonage. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

parsonage

noun

par·​son·​age ˈpär-snij 

ˈpärs-ᵊn-ij

: the house provided by a church for its pastor