prebend en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈprɛbənd/
Etymology
From Middle French prebende, from Medieval Latin prebenda, from Late Latin praebenda, from Latin praebendus, verbal adjective of praebere. Doublet of provender.
Meanings
- (obsolete) A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.
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(obsolete) The property or other source of this endowment.
He is said to have added prebends to Southwell; it is more probable that he gave estates to the church which were afterwards made into separate prebends.
1885, “Aldred (d.1069)”, in Leslie Stephen, editor, Dictionary of National Biography, William Hunt, Volume 1:
- Political patronage employment.
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(obsolete) A prebendary.
c. 1593, Francis Bacon, letter to Sir Thomas Coneysby a lease of the prebend of Withington
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prebends | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (10)
pl prebenda (stipend paid to a canon) · it prebenda (stipend paid to a canon) · es prebenda (stipend paid to a canon) · uk пребенда (stipend paid to a canon) · de Pfründe (stipend paid to a canon) · fr prébende (stipend paid to a canon) · sv prebende (stipend paid to a canon) · ca prebenda (stipend paid to a canon) · de Präbende (stipend paid to a canon) · nl prebende (stipend paid to a canon)