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prebend

 
Dictionary: preb·end   (prĕb'ənd) pronunciation
n.
  1. A stipend drawn from the endowment or revenues of an Anglican cathedral or church by a presiding member of the clergy; a cathedral or church benefice.
  2. The property or tithe providing the endowment for such a stipend.
  3. A prebendary.

[Middle English prebende, from Old French, from Medieval Latin praebenda, from Late Latin, state allowance, from Latin, neuter pl. gerundive of praebēre, to grant, from praehibēre : prae-, pre- + habēre, to hold.]

prebendal pre·ben'dal (prĭ-bĕn'dl, prĕb'ən-dəl) adj.

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a stipend furnished by a cathedral to a chapter canon
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indtægt af kirkeligt jordegods tillagt en kannik

Nederlands (Dutch)
staatsuitkering, kerkelijk fonds

Français (French)
n. - prébende

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pfründe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) πρόσοδος

Italiano (Italian)
prebenda

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prebenda (f) (Ecles.)

Русский (Russian)
пребенда

Español (Spanish)
n. - prebenda

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - prebende (kyrkl.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
牧师的俸禄

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 牧師的俸祿

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성직급

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 俸給

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منصب كنسي ذو دخل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כומר, שכר-כומר, קצבת-כומר‬


 
 
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