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adj
Pertaining to the office or person of a prebendary; prebendal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: canon
History
From Medieval Latin praebendārius, from Late Latin praebenda (“literally ‘things to be supplied’; prebend”), neuter plural of gerundive of praebeō (“supply”), from prae- (“pre-”) + habeō (“have, hold”).
Across languages
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