Pastorage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pastorage is a noun meaning Home or offices of a pastor; comparable to a rectory.
Meaning
Home or offices of a pastor; comparable to a rectory.
More Meanings
- The role or responsibilities of a pastor.
- The period of service of a particular pastor to his congregation; his term of office.
- An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors.
Example Sentences
The old pastor found his pastorage wearying, and longed to retire.
His pastorage had been marked by several changes in church policy with regards to community outreach.
At the denomination's annual conference, the pastorage had passed a bylaw prohibiting members from performing online marriage ceremonies.
"The pastorage is in front of you," he says, "but the clergyman is not at home, there is no one at the pastorage." (from The Story of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf, Little, Brown and company, 1910, As Retrieved 2009-09-16
Word Forms
- pastorages
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pastorium, parsonage, glebe-house, pretorium, stall, vestry.
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