prebendary

[ preb-uhn-der-ee ]

noun

, plural preb·en·dar·ies.

1. a canon or member of the clergy who is entitled to a prebend for special services at a cathedral or collegiate church.
2. Church of England. an honorary canon having the title of a prebend but not receiving a stipend.

prebendary

/ ˈprɛbəndərɪ; -drɪ /

noun

1. a canon or member of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church who holds a prebend
2. Church of England an honorary canon with the title of prebendary

Word History and Origins

Origin of prebendary¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word praebendārius. See prebend, -ary

Example Sentences

The nineteenth approached, and the travelling carriages of the different prebendaries bowled into Westerbury, as was customary at that season, bringing their owners to their residences in the Grounds.

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He was appointed chaplain to Charles the Second, and prebendary of Salisbury, then rector of St. Mary’s, in Reading, and archdeacon of Merioneth; four years after, he was made dean of Bangor. 

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The professor of canon law was Doctor Osio, who received eight hundred dollars per annum, and was to be promoted to be prebendary of Mexico.

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Round the churchyard stood a number of quiet family houses, many-gabled and shaded by limes, and doubtless once occupied by reverend canons and prebendaries.

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The chapter formerly consisted of canons and prebendaries, the dean being the head and an integral part of the corporation.

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