Prebend

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • 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.
  • n. The property or tithe providing the endowment for such a stipend.
  • n. A prebendary.
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  • n. A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.
  • n. The property or other source of this endowment.
  • n. Political patronage employment.
  • n. A prebendary.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A payment or stipend; esp., the stipend or maintenance granted to a prebendary out of the estate of a cathedral or collegiate church with which he is connected. See note under benefice.
  • n. A prebendary.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In canon law, a stated income derived from some fixed source; hence, especially, a stipend allotted from the revenues of a cathedral or collegiate church for the performance of certain duties by a person hence called a prebendary.
  • n. A prebendary.
  • n. A prebendaryship.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stipend   
    Variant
    note    benefice   
    Form
    prebendal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    prebendary    pay    benefice   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dignidad    benefice    law-office    eldership    lord-lieutenant   
     
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