prebendaries

Variant of prebendary

prebendary definition

preb·en·dary (preb′ən der′ē)

noun pl. prebendaries -·dar′·ies

  1. a person receiving a prebend
  2. Ch. of England an honorary canon with only the title of a prebend

Etymology: ME prebendarie < ML praebendarius

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