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pastorage

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Home or offices of a pastor; comparable to a rectory

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • "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

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The role or responsibilities of a pastor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The old pastor found his pastorage wearying, and longed to retire.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The period of service of a particular pastor to his congregation; his term of office.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • His pastorage had been marked by several changes in church policy with regards to community outreach.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • At the denomination's annual conference, the pastorage had passed a bylaw prohibiting members from performing online marriage ceremonies.

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History

Etymology

From pastor + -age.