pastorage

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The role or responsibilities of a pastor

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

Home or offices of a pastor; comparable to a rectory

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,.

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

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

An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors

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

The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate
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