prebend

[ preb-uhnd ]

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.

prebend

/ 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

Derived Forms

• prebendal, adjective

Other Words From

• pre·ben·dal [pri-, ben, -dl, preb, -, uh, n-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prebend¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of prebend¹

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

Example Sentences

One might as well expect that a jolly prebend would decline sitting in half-a-dozen stalls at the same time.

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Thurstan added one more canon to the staff by founding the prebend of Sharow.

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Most important of all, he decreed in 1303 that the cure of souls in each prebend was to be entrusted to a vicar-perpetual.

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

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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.

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