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prebend |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prebend \Preb"end\ (pr[e^]b"[e^]nd), n. [F. pr['e]bende (cf. It & Sp prebenda), from L. praebenda from L. praebere to hold forth, afford, contr. fr praehibere prae before + habere to have hold See {Habit}, and cf {Provender}.] 1. A payment or stipend; esp., the stipend or maintenance granted to a prebendary out of the estate of a cathedral or collegiate church with which he is connected. See {Note} under {Benefice}. 2. A prebendary. [Obs.] --Bacon. {Dignitary prebend}, one having jurisdiction annexed to it {Simple prebend}, one without jurisdiction. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prebend n : the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon
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