Prebend
noun
1.
a stipend allotted from the revenues of a cathedral or a collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter.
2.
the land yielding such a stipend.
3.
a prebendary.
noun
1.
the stipend assigned by a cathedral or collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter
2.
the land, tithe, or other source of such a stipend
3.
a less common word for prebendary
4.
(Church of England) the office, formerly with an endowment, of a prebendary
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