prebend

UK: /ˈprɛbənd/ US: (preb′ənd)

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preb•end  (preb′ənd), n. 

1. Religion a stipend allotted from the revenues of a cathedral or a collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter.
2. Religion the land yielding such a stipend.
3. Religion a prebendary.

• Medieval Latin prēbenda, variant of praebenda prebend, Late Latin: allowance, neuter plural gerundive of Latin prae(hi)bēre to offer, furnish, equivalent. to prae- pre- + -hibēre, combining form of habēre to have, hold
• 1375–1425; late Middle English prebende

pre•ben•dal  (pri ben′dl, preb′ən-), adj. 

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prebend / ˈprɛbənd/ noun

1. the stipend assigned by a cathedral or collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter
2. the land, tithe, or other source of such a stipend
3. a less common word for prebendary
4. the office, formerly with an endowment, of a prebendary

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French prébende, from Medieval Latin praebenda pension, stipend, from Latin praebēre to offer, supply, from prae forth + habēre to have, offer

prebendal / prɪˈbɛnd^əl/ adjective