Glebe, gleb, in England and Scotland, land allotted for the free use of the pastor of a church. Traditionally the glebe is large enough to afford pasturage for a cow and to raise such vegetables and fruit as may be needed by a family. Ordinarily it comprises about four acres of desirable land adjacent to the manse or near the church. Sometimes it lies in a distant part of the parish. In case the minister does not desire to cultivate it himself, he is entitled to let it for rent, but he has no authority to sell. The legal right to a glebe belongs, of course, only to pastors in the established churches. See PRESBYTERIANS.