n. [ F. glèbe, L. gleba, glaeba, clod, land, soil. ] 1. A lump; a clod. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Turf; soil; ground; sod. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fertile of corn the glebe, of oil, and wine. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Eccl. Law) The land belonging, or yielding revenue, to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having no glebe. [ 1913 Webster ]