glebe

== English == === Etymology === From Old French glebe, from Latin glaeba (“lump of earth, clod”). Doublet of gleba. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: glēb, IPA(key): /ɡliːb/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡlib/ Rhymes: -iːb === Noun === glebe (plural glebes) Turf; soil; ground; sod. 1768, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke (historical) In medieval Europe, an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses. (poetic) A field or meadow. (mining) A piece of earth containing ore. ==== Usage notes ==== A number of places are named Glebe. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡlɛ.be/ Rhymes: -ɛbe Hyphenation: glè‧be === Noun === glebe f plural of gleba