-s( ə )nij, -nēj noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English personage, from Middle French personage, personnage, from Old French, from persone + -age
1. : the benefice under English ecclesiastical law of the parson of a parish:
a. : a parish church and the income attached to it (as from rights, glebes, and tithes)
b. : a certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings for the maintenance of the parson
2.
a. : the house or the house and land provided by a parish or congregation for its pastor's use
b. : a clergyman's residence