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

He held, however, the prebend of Shipton in Salisbury cathedral, and is said to have been for a short time rector of Cripplegate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various

He was appointed clerk of the council to King Edward the Sixth, who bestowed upon him, though a layman, a prebend in St. Paul’s Cathedral, and a living in Wales. 

From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Williams, Robert

A canonry not being legally a “cure of souls,” a canon may hold a benefice in addition to his prebend, in spite of the acts against pluralities.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

He was not a warrior, but a prebend of Beverley.

From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter

Grant in reversion to Accepted Frewen of a prebend in Canterbury Cathedral.”—“C.

From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Bardsley, Charles W.