A parsonage is the house where a parson lives — the official home that belongs with the job, usually next to or near the church. The church or the parish provides it; it is not simply ‘any house a priest happens to rent’.

A parsonage is the house where a parson livesparsonage是parson（牧師）住的房子—— the official home that belongs with the job是跟著這份工作而配給的正式住所， usually next to or near the church通常就在教堂旁邊或附近。 The church or the parish provides it教堂或教區會提供這棟房子； it is not simply 'any house a priest happens to rent'它不只是「神父隨便租的一棟房子」。

The word is a little old and churchy, like parson itself. In some churches people now say vicarage, rectory, or manse, depending on the minister’s title and the tradition.

The word is a little old and churchy這個字有點老派、有教會味， like parson itself就像parson這個字本身一樣。 In some churches在有些教會裡， people now say vicarage, rectory, or manse現在人們會說vicarage、rectory或manse， depending on the minister's title and the tradition要看牧師的職稱和傳統而定。

You can still use parsonage in a general way for that kind of church house. It is a building, not a person.

You can still use parsonage in a general way你還是可以用parsonage這個字概括地說， for that kind of church house指那種教會配的房子。 It is a building它是一棟建築物， not a person不是一個人。

A large old parsonage might have a garden and extra rooms for visitors; a small one might be only a modest house beside the churchyard.

A large old parsonage might have a garden and extra rooms for visitors一棟古老的大parsonage可能會有花園和給訪客住的額外房間； a small one might be only a modest house beside the churchyard小一點的可能就只是教堂墓園旁邊一間樸素的房子。