prebend

American  

[preb-uhnd] / ˈprɛb ənd /

noun

1. a stipend allotted from the revenues of a cathedral or a collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter.

2. the land yielding such a stipend.

3. a prebendary.

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prebend British  

/ ˈprɛbənd, prɪˈbɛndəl /

noun

1. the stipend assigned by a cathedral or collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter

2. the land, tithe, or other source of such a stipend

3. a less common word for prebendary

4. Church of England the office, formerly with an endowment, of a prebendary

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Other Word Forms

• prebendal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of prebend

1375–1425; late Middle English prebende < Medieval Latin prēbenda, variant of praebenda prebend, Late Latin: allowance, neuter plural gerundive of Latin prae ( hi ) bēre to offer, furnish, equivalent to prae- pre- + -hibēre, combining form of habēre to have, hold

Example Sentences

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prebend

At her death he was appointed by Elizabeth a prebend of Canterbury, where he died.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

And on May 23, 1639, for the first fruits of the prebend of Ichen-Abbots.

From Pope: His Descent and Family Connections Facts and Conjectures by Joseph Hunter

In 1232, after a severe illness, he resigned all his benefices and preferments except one prebend which he held at Lincoln.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

Nobody, however, has copyright in his name—as I know, for a prebend of Lichfield wrote a socialist story and called his hero Charles Lever.

From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Edmund Downey

In the summer of 1661 he visited the west in connexion with the business of his prebend, which had been restored to him.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various