Legal Definition and Related Resources of Glebe
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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- 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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- “Glebe” in the White America Dictionary (New York, Los Angeles, London, New Delhy, Hong Kong, 1989)
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