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

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

In 1851 he was collated to a prebend in Chichester; and in 1853 he became one of Queen Victoria’s chaplains.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

He entered the church and was provided for by a prebend at Saragossa.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

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

Seven years later he was made prebend in the Collegiate Chapel of St. Stephen, Westminster, and in the following year he became prebendary of South Newbold in the Church of York.

From Catholic Churchmen in Science by Walsh, James J.