PREBEND

prebend

(noun) the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

prebend (plural prebends)

(obsolete) A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.

(obsolete) The property or other source of this endowment.

Political patronage employment.

(obsolete) A prebendary.

Etymology 2

Verb

prebend (third-person singular simple present prebends, present participle prebending, simple past and past participle prebent)

(transitive) To bend in advance.

Anagrams

• perbend

Source: Wiktionary

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Pre"bend, n. Etym: [F. prébende (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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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