prebend

[ preb-uhnd ]

noun

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

prebend

/ ˈprɛbənd; prɪˈbɛndəl /

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. Church of England the office, formerly with an endowment, of a prebendary

Derived Forms

• prebendal, adjective

Other Words From

• pre·ben·dal [pri-, ben, -dl, preb, -, uh, n-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prebend¹

1375–1425; late Middle English prebende < 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of prebend¹

C15: from Old French prébende, from Medieval Latin praebenda pension, stipend, from Latin praebēre to offer, supply, from prae forth + habēre to have, offer

Example Sentences

Bedfordshire Police has carried out extensive inquiries and searches, including police divers searching the river Great Ouse between Prebend Street and the Slipe Bridge but no trace of her has ever been found.

From BBC

Dominic Harbour from the cathedral said Richard was a Prebend of Lincoln Cathedral who would have overseen the design and drawing of the map.

From BBC

About 1230 a certain Willem Cornelis, of Antwerp, gave up a prebend and devoted himself to teaching the pre-eminent virtue of poverty.

From Project Gutenberg

The vilest traffickers in souls are all His chapmen, and for gold a prebend’s stall He’ll sell them, or an abbacy or mitre.

From Project Gutenberg

In his extremity he brought suit against his own chapter to compel them to assign to him the income of a single prebend as a means of livelihood.

From Project Gutenberg