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PREBEND
prebend
(noun) the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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