Parsonage
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A parsonage Is a house In which a minister of the gospel resides. 189 Mich. 408.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The house set apart for the minister’s residence. A portion of lands and tithes established by law for the maintenance of a minister. Toml.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, established by law, for the maintenance of the minister who has the cure of souls. Tomlins. The word is more generally used for the house set apart for the residence of the minister. Mozley & Whitley. See Wells' Estate v. Congregational Church, 63 Vt. 116, 21 Atl. 270; Everett v. First Presbyterian Church, 53 N. J. Eq. 500, 32 Atl. 747; Reeves v. Reeves, 5 Lea (Tenn.) 644.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
Not a " place of worship," although on land appurtenant to a church. 1