GLEBE, noun [Latin gleba, a clod or clump of earth.] 1. Turf; soil; ground. Till the glad summons of a genial ray Unbinds the glebe--- 2. The land belonging to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice. 3. A crystal. 4. Among miners, a piece of earth in which is contained some mineral ore.
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