prebendary

American  

[preb-uhn-der-ee] / ˈprɛb ənˌdɛr i /

noun

plural

prebendaries

1. a canon or member of the clergy who is entitled to a prebend for special services at a cathedral or collegiate church.

2. Church of England. an honorary canon having the title of a prebend but not receiving a stipend.

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prebendary British  

/ ˈprɛbəndərɪ, -drɪ /

noun

1. a canon or member of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church who holds a prebend

2. 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

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

He became a prebendary of St. Asaph, and vicar of Hackney, in Middlesex; and in 1631 he was raised to the bishopric of Bangor. 

From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Williams, Robert

The following day Franz Bl�cher challenged this prebendary by letter; and two other officers, one of whom was the rejected one, challenged two other young prebendaries in the same way.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav

"Oh, of course," he agreed, though he did not take her meaning, for he had been a prebendary some time and was a little slow, intellectually, at getting under way.

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