[preb.end] n [ME prebende, fr. MF, fr. ML praebenda, fr. LL, subsistence allowance granted by the state, fr. L, fem. of praebendus, gerundive of praebere to offer, fr. prae- + habere to hold--more at give] (15c) 1: a stipend furnished by a cathedral or collegiate church to a clergyman (as a canon) in its chapter
2: prebendary -- pre.ben.dal adj