单词 | prestimony |
释义 | prestimonyn. Ecclesiastical Law. rare (now historical). A fund established for the maintenance of a priest without the priest receiving any benefice or other title (see quot. 1728). ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Prestimony is a Fund or Revenue affected by the Founder for the Subsistence of a Priest, without being erected into any Title of Benefice, Chappel, Prebend, or Priory. 1941 H. J. Schroeder tr. Canons & Decrees Council of Trent 23rd session xviii. 177 Some simple benefices, of whatever nature or rank, and prestimonies, or prestimonial portions as they are called, even before they become vacant, without prejudice, however, to the divine service or to those who hold them, they shall apply to and incorporate in this college. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1728 |
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