GLEBE


Meaning of GLEBE in English

/ gliːb; NAmE / noun ( old use )

1.

[ C ] a piece of land that provided an income for a priest

2.

[ U ] land; fields

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin gleba , glaeba clod, land, soil.

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