Meaning of prebendary | Babel Free

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An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church.

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“Among the prebendaries have⟳ been men eminent for their learning and piety: as Lancelot Andrews, bishop of Winchester, Dr. Sherlock, Archdeacon Paley, and the Rev. William Beloe, B.D. well known by his translation of Herodotus.”

“Wolverhampton church, dedicated to St. Mary, was a collegiate establishment, with a dean as president, and a number⟳ of prebendaries or canons who were “secular” priests, and not brethren of any of the regular “orders of monks.” […] A prebendary, it may be explained, is one who enjoys a prebend or canonical portion; that is, who receives in right of his place⟳, a share⟳ out of the common stock⟳ of the church for his maintenance.”

“The great church, the residences of the dean and the two prebendaries, the choir and its appurtenances, were all intact and in working order⟳.”

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