Definition
Definition of prebend - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
church incomeDated stipend from church revenues assigned to a clergy memberDated
- He received a prebend for his services at the cathedral..
2.
church positionDated office of a prebendary with endowmentDated
- He was appointed to a prebend in the church.
Origin of prebend
Latin, praebenda (things to be supplied)
Terms with prebend included in their meaning
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religion
related to a prebend or prebendary office
religion
canon receiving a prebend for church service
Examples of prebend in a sentence
His prebend was enough to support his modest lifestyle. The cathedral offered him a prebend for his service. She inherited a prebend from her uncle's ecclesiastical position.
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- French:prébende, ...
- German:Pfründe, Präbende, ...
- Italian:prebenda, ...
- Spanish:prebenda, ...
- Portuguese:benefício eclesiástico, ...
- Chinese:教会俸禄, 采邑, ...
- Japanese:聖職俸給, 俸給付きの聖職, ...
- Arabic:مُرَتَّب كَنَسي, رُتْبَة قَسٍّ ذُو وَقْف, ...
- Hebrew:פְּרֶבֶּנְד, פְּרֶבֶּנְדָה, ...
- Russian:пребенда, церковная должность, ...
- Ukrainian:пребенда, посада пребендарія, ...
- Hindi:प्रीबेंड, प्रबेंड, ...
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