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 /

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

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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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

prebend

Besides the dignitaries there were the ordinary canons, each of whom, as a rule, held a separate prebend or endowment, besides receiving his share of the common funds of the church.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

I, the son of a poor prebend; you—well, it’s no use to talk of family affairs.

From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid

A clergyman of a collegiate or cathedral church, who enjoys a prebend.

From Every-Day Errors of Speech by L. P. Meredith

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 Henry Charles Lea

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

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