Glebe (?), n. [F. glèbe, L. gleba, glaeba, clod, land, soil.] 1. A lump; a clod.
2. Turf; soil; ground; sod.
Fertile of corn the glebe, of oil, and wine. Milton.
3. (Eccl. Law) The land belonging, or yielding revenue, to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.