Vicarage
['vɪk(ə)rɪdʒ] or ['vɪkərɪdʒ]
Definition
(n.) The benefice of a vicar.
(n.) The house or residence of a vicar.
Inputed by Leonard
Examples
- If ever you want a home, if the day should come when Briarfield rectory is yours no longer, come to Nunnely vicarage. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I and Dr. Boultby intend to erect one in the hamlet of Ecclefigg, which is under our vicarage of Whinbury. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I am sure Mr. Elton will lose no time in calling on him; and we shall both have great pleasure in seeing him at the Vicarage. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Mr. Weston directed the whole, officiating safely between Hartfield and the Vicarage, and every body was in good time. Jane Austen. Emma.
- It was the oldest church in Middlemarch; the living, however, was but a vicarage worth barely four hundred a-year. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- We cannot suppose that she has any great enjoyment at the Vicarage, my dear Emmabut it is better than being always at home. Jane Austen. Emma.
- But I do not like the corner into Vicarage Lane. Jane Austen. Emma.
Editor: Maureen