Associations to the word «Prebend»

Wiktionary

PREBEND, noun. (obsolete) A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.
PREBEND, noun. (obsolete) The property or other source of this endowment.
PREBEND, noun. Political patronage employment.
PREBEND, noun. (obsolete) A prebendary.

Dictionary definition

PREBEND, noun. The stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon.

Wise words

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William Shakespeare