parsonage

Questions about parsonage

What does parsonage mean?

parsonage means "an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector".

How many syllables are in parsonage?

parsonage has 3 syllables: par-so-nage. The stress falls on "par". In IPA it is /ˈpɑɹsənɪdʒ/.

What is another word for parsonage?

Close synonyms include vicarage, rectory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is parsonage a common word?

parsonage is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.