prebend
prebend · prebends
Political patronage employmentPolitical patronage employment.
/ˈprɛbənd/
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
stipend paid to a canon:
Deutsch
stipend paid to a canon:
Meaning
4 sensesPolitical patronage employment.
(obsolete)A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.
Pfründe, Präbende
пребендаprebenda
the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon
(obsolete)The property or other source of this endowment.
(obsolete)A prebendary.
Origin
From Middle French prebende, from Medieval Latin prebenda, from Late Latin praebenda, fromFrom Middle French prebende, from Medieval Latin prebenda, from Late Latin praebenda, from Latin praebendus, verbal adjective of praebere. Doublet of provender.
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