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Definition of Prebendary
1. Noun. A canon who receives a prebend for serving the church.
Definition of Prebendary
1. n. A clergyman attached to a collegiate or cathedral church who enjoys a prebend in consideration of his officiating at stated times in the church. See Note under Benefice,
Definition of Prebendary
1. Noun. An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church. ¹
2. Adjective. Pertaining to the office or person of a prebendary; prebendal. ¹
3. Adjective. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prebendary
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prebendary
Literary usage of Prebendary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ecclesiastical Law by Richard Burn, Simon Fraser (1797)
"So if a prebendary ... and each particular prebendary a certain part in right of
their prebends; ... (/>) For a prebendary, who hath a ..."
2. The Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers of the Collegiate Church Or by Joseph Lemuel Chester (1876)
"Dr. Robert Fowler, prebendary of this Church, and Mildred : born Feb. 12th.s Aug.
17 John, son of William Cope (Chapter Clerk, etc. ..."
3. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"I 1746, the son of Thomas Ford, prebendary He failed in procuring a patent for
these in ] of ... GG i prebendary of Wells/ and to have been ! the Persians, ..."
4. The Law of Mines, Quarries and Minerals by Robert Forster MacSwinney (1884)
"as an endowment, in lieu of any annual sum payable to them by the Commissioners.1 A
prebendary is punishable for waste.2 In the Act 31 & 32 prebendary. ..."
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