noun
Origin: 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
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noun
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Origin: Middle English prebende
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Medieval Latin praebenda
Origin: , from Late Latin, state allowance
Origin: , from Latin
Origin: , neuter pl. gerundive of praebēre, to grant
Origin: , from praehibēre
Origin: : prae-, pre-
Origin: + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots
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