Associations to the word «Prebendary»

Wiktionary

PREBENDARY, noun. An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church.
PREBENDARY, adjective. Pertaining to the office or person of a prebendary; prebendal.
PREBENDARY, adjective. Of or relating to official positions that are profitable for the incumbent, to the allocation of such positions, or to a system in which such allocation is prevalent.

Dictionary definition

PREBENDARY, noun. A canon who receives a prebend for serving the church.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley