— prebendal /pri ben"dl, preb"euhn-/ , adj.
/preb"euhnd/ , n.
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.
[ 1375-1425; late ME prebende prebenda, var. of praebenda prebend, LL: allowance, neut. pl. gerundive of L prae ( hi ) bere to offer, furnish, equiv. to prae- PRE- + -hibere, comb. form of habere to have, hold ]