prebendary
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prebendary
- /ˈpɹɛbəndəɹi/
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin praebendārius, from Late Latin praebenda (“literally ‘things to be supplied’; prebend”), neuter plural of gerundive of praebeō (“supply”), from prae- (“pre-”) + habeō (“have, hold”).
noun prebendaries
- An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church. 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.
adjective
- Pertaining to the office or person of a prebendary; prebendal. This is at least a third of the way up the career path to being a saint. Conscientious men (and women for that matter) often hear a sort of susurration in their ears when they achieve this prebendary status.
- Of or relating to official positions that are profitable for the incumbent, to the allocation of such positions, or to a system in which such allocation is prevalent. While in the cloth, all clerics, regardless of social origins, were members of privileged class, exempt from corvée and taxes and sharing the government’s prebendary benefices of land and conscript labor.
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noun honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church
| Español | prebendado |
|---|---|
| Français | prébendier |
| Deutsch | Pfründner |
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