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单词 prebend
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
preb•end  (prebənd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religiona stipend allotted from the revenues of a cathedral or a collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter.
  2. Religionthe land yielding such a stipend.
  3. 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 bendl, prebən-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prebend /ˈprɛbənd/ n
  1. the stipend assigned by a cathedral or collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter
  2. the land, tithe, or other source of such a stipend
  3. a less common word for prebendary
  4. 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, offer

prebendal /prɪˈbɛndəl/ adj
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