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Prebend

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preb⋅end

  [preb-uhnd]
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–noun
1. a stipend allotted from the revenues of a cathedral or a collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter.
2. the land yielding such a stipend.
3. a prebendary.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME prebende < ML prēbenda, var. of praebenda prebend, LL: allowance, neut. pl. gerundive of L prae(hi)bēre to offer, furnish, equiv. to prae- pre- + -hibēre, comb. form of habēre to have, hold

Related forms:
pre⋅ben⋅dal  [pri-ben-dl, preb-uhn-] , adjective
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preb·end   (prěb'ənd)   
n.  

  1. A stipend drawn from the endowment or revenues of an Anglican cathedral or church by a presiding member of the clergy; a cathedral or church benefice.

  2. The property or tithe providing the endowment for such a stipend.

  3. A prebendary.


[Middle English prebende, from Old French, from Medieval Latin praebenda, from Late Latin, state allowance, from Latin, neuter pl. gerundive of praebēre, to grant, from praehibēre : prae-, pre- + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·ben'dal (prĭ-běn'dl, prěb'ən-dəl) adj.
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Word Origin & History

prebend 
c.1400, from O.Fr. prebende, earlier provende (12c.), from M.L. prebenda "allowance," from L.L. præbenda "allowance, pension" (see provender).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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