/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005