Prebend
Origin
From Latin praebendus, verbal adjective of praebere >
Late Latin praebenda
Full definition of prebend
Noun
prebend
(plural prebends)- (obsolete) A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.
- (obsolete) The property or other source of this endowment.
- 1885, William Hunt (clergyman), , article in (editor) , ,He is said to have added prebends to Southwell; it is more probable that he gave estates to the church which were afterwards made into separate prebends.
- Political patronage employment.
- (obsolete) A prebendary.