prebend

[ preb-uhnd ]

noun

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

a prebendary.

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

Other words from prebend

pre·ben·dal [pri-ben-dl, preb-uhn-], /prɪˈbɛn dl, ˈprɛb ən-/, adjective

Words Nearby prebend

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How to use prebend in a sentence

One might as well expect that a jolly prebend would decline sitting in half-a-dozen stalls at the same time.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II | Various
Thurstan added one more canon to the staff by founding the prebend of Sharow.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon | Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
Most important of all, he decreed in 1303 that the cure of souls in each prebend was to be entrusted to a vicar-perpetual.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon | Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
He held, however, the prebend of Shipton in Salisbury cathedral, and is said to have been for a short time rector of Cripplegate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 | Various
No one shall be made a prelate, canon, or prebend unless he has been recommended by the king, or his name submitted to the king.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa | Paul Barron Watson

British Dictionary definitions for prebend

prebend

/ (ˈprɛbənd) /

noun

the stipend assigned by a cathedral or collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter
the land, tithe, or other source of such a stipend

a less common word for prebendary
Church of England the office, formerly with an endowment, of a prebendary

Origin of prebend

C15: from Old French prébende, from Medieval Latin praebenda pension, stipend, from Latin praebēre to offer, supply, from prae forth + habēre to have, offer

Derived forms of prebend

prebendal (prɪˈbɛndəl), adjective

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