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prebend
[ preb-uhnd ]
noun
- a stipend allotted from the revenues of a cathedral or a collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter.
- the land yielding such a stipend.
- a prebendary.
prebend
/ ˈprɛbənd; prɪˈbɛndəl /
noun
- the stipend assigned by a cathedral or collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter
- the land, tithe, or other source of such a stipend
- a less common word for prebendary
- Church of England the office, formerly with an endowment, of a prebendary
Derived Forms
- prebendal, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··岹 [pri-, ben, -dl, preb, -, uh, n-], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of prebend1
Example Sentences
It is worthy of note that certain important and old established abbeys in Wessex had canons’ prebends attached to their churches.
The vilest traffickers in souls are all His chapmen, and for gold a prebend’s stall He’ll sell them, or an abbacy or mitre.
She knew not what might be required of her, for Scarron's fortune was dwindling away, and he had been compelled to resign the prebend of Mans.
He was appointed also the Lady Margaret’s professor of divinity, and by virtue of that, he had a prebend in Worcester Cathedral in 1705.
Nay, in times past, the sea had gone very near to sacrilege, for it has devoured the lands with which a prebend of St. Paul's was endowed.
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