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

Preb′endary, a resident clergyman who enjoys a prebend, a canon: the honorary holder of a disendowed prebendal stall; Preb′endaryship.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Thus the author points out that Shoe Lane has nothing to do with shoes nor indeed with lanes; it is a corruption of the solanda or prebend through which it passes.

From Springtime and Other Essays by Darwin, Francis, Sir

I, the son of a poor prebend; you—well, it’s no use to talk of family affairs.

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne

In his extremity he brought suit against his own chapter to compel them to assign to him the income of a single prebend as a means of livelihood.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

A clergyman of a collegiate or cathedral church, who enjoys a prebend.

From Every-Day Errors of Speech by Meredith, L. P.