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Meaning of prebend | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈprɛbənd

Definitions

  1. A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.
    obsolete
  2. The property or other source of this endowment.
    obsolete
  3. Political patronage employment.
  4. A prebendary.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Deutsch Pfründe Präbende
Español prebenda
Suomi prebenda
Français prébende
Italiano prebenda
Nederlands prebende
Polski prebenda
Svenska prebende

Examples

“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.”
“c. 1593, Francis Bacon, letter to Sir Thomas Coneysby a lease of the prebend of Withington”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

prebendalism prebendary prebendaryship prebendship prebiotic prebiotic organic synthesis

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