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Clergy Reserve Hist. 
1 a lot or subdivision of land belonging to the Clergy Reserves.
See also: Clergy Reserves
- 1813 (1955) The rent of these lots, called Clergy reserves, is given to the Clergy to the amount of $800 a year.
- 1855 (1926) Clergy reserves are sold on ten years credit.
2 in British Columbia, a tract of land set aside for the support and maintenance of the clergy.
- 1854 (1894) But from returns to the Imperial Parliament just received, it appears that a Clergy Reserve of two thousand one hundred and eighteen acres of land has been set apart in Victoria district alone. . . .
- 1813 (1955) The rent of these lots, called Clergy reserves, is given to the Clergy to the amount of $800 a year.