Prebendal

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a prebend or a prebendary.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to a prebend; holding a prebend.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to a prebend; prebendary.
  • adjective. Having an associated prebend.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to an honorary religious title granted by the state.
  • 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.
  • adjective. Relating to political patronage.
    • Word Usage
    "Mr. Harte is returned in perfect health from Cornwall, and has taken possession of his prebendal house at Windsor, which is a very pretty one."
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