prebendary
Americannoun
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a canon or member of the clergy who is entitled to a prebend for special services at a cathedral or collegiate church.
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Church of England. an honorary canon having the title of a prebend but not receiving a stipend.
noun
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a canon or member of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church who holds a prebend
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Church of England an honorary canon with the title of prebendary
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Etymology
Origin of prebendary
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word praebendārius. See prebend, -ary
Example Sentences
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John Henderson and the Rev. Colin Kerr, prebendary of St. Paul's, helped arrange a meeting in 1952 at which Graham discussed evangelism with 800 British religious leaders.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cudworth was installed prebendary of Gloucester in 1678.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
On the accession of Elizabeth, his country received back its exile; but Bale refused to be reinstated in his Irish see, and sunk into a quiet prebendary of Canterbury.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
"Of course they'll conquer us," remarked the Duchess to the prebendary.
From The Pastor's Wife by Arnim, Elizabeth von
Having taken orders, he obtained the livings of Rhiwabon and Llanvyllin, and became a prebendary of St. Asaph; in 1584 he was appointed chaplain to Sir Henry Sidney, then president of Wales.
From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Williams, Robert
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