Glebe

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Meaning of Glebe

In Ecclesiastical Law. The land which belongs to a church. It is the dowry of the church. Gleba est terra qua consistit dos ecclesiae. 9 Cranch (U. S.) 329. In Civil Law. The soil of an inheritance. There were serfs of the glebe, called glebae addicti. Code, 11. 47. 7. 21; Nov, 54, c. 1.

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Meaning of Glebe in the Past

The land which belongs to a church. It is the dowry of the church. Gleba est terra qua consistit dos ecclesiae. Lind. 254; 9 Cranch’s Reports (U. S. Supreme Court) Rep. 329. In the civil law it signified the soil of an inheritance; there were serfs of the glebe, called gleboe addicti. Code, 11, 47, 7 et 21; Nov. 54, c. 1. [1]

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  1. Partialy, this information about glebe is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including glebe.

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What is Glebe?

A definition of glebe is: In Ecclesiastical law, the land possessed as part of the endowment or revenue of a church or ecclesiastical benefice. More details on the Encyclopedia.

More about the Concept of Glebe

In Roman law, a clod; turf; soil. More details on the Encyclopedia. Hence, the soil of an inheritance; an agrarian estate. More details on the Encyclopedia. Servi addicti glebre were serfs attached to and passing with the estate.[1]

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  1. “Glebe” in the White America Dictionary (New York, Los Angeles, London, New Delhy, Hong Kong, 1989)

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