prebendal (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to a prebend; prebendary.
(of an office) Having an associated prebend.
Of or pertaining to an honorary religious title granted by the state.
Of or relating to official positions that are profitable for the incumbent, to the allocation of such positions, or to a system in which such allocation is prevalent.
(politics) Relating to political patronage.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*ben"dal, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a prebend; holding a prebend; as, a prebendal priest or stall. Chesterfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
