Prebendary Definition

prĕbən-dĕrē
prebendaries
noun
A person receiving a prebend.
Webster's New World
In the Church of England, an honorary canon with only the title of a prebend.
Webster's New World
adjective

Pertaining to the office or person of a prebendary; prebendal.

Wiktionary
Of or relating to official positions that are profitable for the incumbent, to the allocation of such positions, or to a system in which such allocation is prevalent.
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Other Word Forms of Prebendary

Noun

Singular:
prebendary
Plural:
prebendaries

Origin of Prebendary

  • From Medieval Latin praebendārius, from Late Latin praebenda (“literally "˜things to be supplied'; prebend"), neuter plural of gerundive of praebeō (“supply"), from prae- (“pre-") + habeō (“have, hold").

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Prebendary Sentence Examples

  • For the earl of Athole had forced his brother, Andrew Stewart, prebendary of Craig, upon the chapter, and had put him in possession of the bishop's palace.

  • He was made prebendary of Durham in 1560-1561, and died in 1575.

  • He himself was a prebendary of St Paul's, and was also a clerk in the service of William II.

  • Venn, prebendary of St Paul's cathedral, London (London, 1862), is polemical, but contains an interesting map of Xavier's journeys.

  • He was soon promoted to be one of Edward VI.'s chaplains and prebendary of Westminster, and in October 1552 was one of the six divines to whom the Forty-two articles were submitted for examination before being sanctioned by the Privy Council.

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