Definition of GLEBE

glebe

Meanings

Plural: glebes

Noun

  • plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
  • Turf; soil; ground; sod.
  • In medieval Europe, an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses.
  • A field or meadow.
  • A piece of earth containing ore.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French glebe, from Latin glaeba (“lump of earth, clod”). Doublet of gleba.

Scrabble Score: 8

glebe is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
glebe is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glebe is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

glebe is a valid Words With Friends word