Prebendary

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  • noun. A member of the Anglican clergy who receives a prebend.
  • noun. An Anglican cleric holding the honorary title of prebend without a stipend.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who holds a prebend.
  • noun. A prebendaryship.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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, n., 3.
  • noun. A prebendaryship.
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  • noun. An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church.
  • adjective. Pertaining to the office or person of a prebendary; prebendal.
  • 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.
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  • noun. a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
  • Word Usage
    "The Seward family cultivated an 'open door' policy at the Bishop's Palace, holding breakfast, tea, dinner and supper parties and musical evenings, to which many from the prebendary houses in The Close: The Addenbrookes, Smallbrookes, Woodhouses, Vyses and the Garrick ladies."
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    benefice  note