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

/ -drɪ; ˈprɛbəndərɪ /

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

His successor preferred a house he already owned in the town, and left that of the senior prebendary vacant.

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The foundations of the old west wall are behind one of the prebendary's houses to the west of the nave.

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My father was prebendary of the cathedral church of Lincoln, as his father had been before him.

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"Of course they'll conquer us," remarked the Duchess to the prebendary.

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After 1880 Prebendary Duthoit and I rarely saw each other, and rarely wrote.

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