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prebend definition

preb·end (preb′ənd)

noun

  1. the part of the revenues of a cathedral or collegiate church paid as a clergyman's salary
  2. the property or tax that yields such revenue
  3. prebendary

Etymology: ME prebende < MFr < ML(Ec) prebenda < LL praebenda, state support to a private person < neut. pl. ger. of L praebere, to grant < prae-, before + habere, to have

Related Forms:

  • prebendal pre·ben′·dal (prē ben′dəl, pri-) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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