PREBEND


Meaning of PREBEND in English

n. 1 the stipend of a canon or member of chapter. 2 a portion of land or tithe from which this is drawn. prebendal adj.

[ ME f. OF prebende f. LL praebenda pension, neut.pl. gerundive of L praebere grant f. prae forth + habere hold ]

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