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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024preb•end (preb′ənd),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona stipend allotted from the revenues of a cathedral or a collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter.
- Religionthe land yielding such a stipend.
- Religiona prebendary.
- Medieval Latin prēbenda, variant of praebenda prebend, Late Latin: allowance, neuter plural gerundive of Latin prae(hi)bēre to offer, furnish, equivalent. to prae- pre- + -hibēre, combining form of habēre to have, hold
- 1375–1425; late Middle English prebende
pre•ben•dal (pri ben′dl, preb′ən-),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prebend /ˈprɛbənd/ n - the stipend assigned by a cathedral or collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter
- the land, tithe, or other source of such a stipend
- a less common word for prebendary
- the office, formerly with an endowment, of a prebendary
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French prébende, from Medieval Latin praebenda pension, stipend, from Latin praebēre to offer, supply, from prae forth + habēre to have, offerprebendal /prɪˈbɛndəl/ adj |