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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 par·son·age /ˈpɑrs(ə)nɪʤ, ˈpɑrsṇɪʤ/
 牧師公館;聖職薪俸

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Par·son·age n.
 1. Eng. Eccl. Law A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish.
 2. The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance or use of the incumbent or settled pastor.
 3. Money paid for the support of a parson. [Scot.]
    What have I been paying stipend and teind, parsonage and vicarage, for?   --Sir W. Scott.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 parsonage
      n : an official residence provided by a church for its parson or
          vicar or rector [syn: vicarage, rectory]