Glēbe, n.
n. [Fr. glēbe, Sp., It., & Lat. gleba, clod, land, soil.]
Sense 1. Turf; soil; ground; sod.
Fertile of corn the glebe, of oil and wine. Milton.
Sense 2. (Eccl. Law.) The land belonging to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice. Spelman.
Sense 3. A crystal. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.
Sense 4. (Mining.) A piece of earth in which is contained some mineral ore.