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

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

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

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

From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Bardsley, Charles W.

From 1848 till his death on the 9th of July 1888 he was prebend of Willesden in St Paul’s cathedral.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

Dr. Edward Jenner was the third son of an Anglican clergyman, his mother being the daughter of a clergyman who had been at one time prebend in the cathedral of Bristol.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)