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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

prebend Related Forms
pre·ben′·dal (prē ben′dəl, pri-) adjective
prebend Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • cathedral: Duffus was from the earliest times a prebend of the cathedral.
  • church: It was a prebend of the collegiate church of Dunbar.

Converse of object

  • have: Bangor cathedral had only two prebends, but a number of persons called ' canons ' of Bangor have been found.
  • obtain: He appears to have been very acquisitive in his ability to obtain prebends holding many during his life.
  • become: By 1212 the church had become a prebend of St Laurence within Romsey Abbey.

Adjective modifier

  • territorial: It is uncertain when territorial prebends were introduced, all that can be stated for certain is that it was during the thirteenth century.
  • new: M. no 47 ) Immediately upon succeeding Bricius, Bishop Andrew de Moravia creates two new prebends.