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prebend

[ preb-uhnd ]

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.


prebend

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • prebendal, adjective
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Other Words From

  • pre·ben·dal [pri-, ben, -dl, preb, -, uh, n-], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prebend1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of prebend1

C15: from Old French prébende, from Medieval Latin praebenda pension, stipend, from Latin praebēre to offer, supply, from prae forth + habēre to have, offer
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Example Sentences

One might as well expect that a jolly prebend would decline sitting in half-a-dozen stalls at the same time.

Thurstan added one more canon to the staff by founding the prebend of Sharow.

Most important of all, he decreed in 1303 that the cure of souls in each prebend was to be entrusted to a vicar-perpetual.

He held, however, the prebend of Shipton in Salisbury cathedral, and is said to have been for a short time rector of Cripplegate.

No one shall be made a prelate, canon, or prebend unless he has been recommended by the king, or his name submitted to the king.

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