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prebend.

A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈprɛbənd/
  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
Where this word comes from

From Middle French prebende, from Medieval Latin prebenda, from Late Latin praebenda, from Latin praebendus, verbal adjective of praebere. Doublet of provender.

verb/priˈbɛnd/
  1. To bend in advance.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bindaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *bandijaną Proto-West Germanic *bandijan Old English bendan Middle English benden English bend English prebend From pre- + bend.

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