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preb·end

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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 prébenda, var. of praebenda prebend, LL: allowance, neut. pl. gerundive of L prae(hi)bére to offer, furnish, equiv. to prae- pre- + -hibére, comb. form of habére to have, hold

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pre·ben·dal

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preb·end Audio Help (prěb'ənd) Pronunciation Key
n.

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