Prebendary

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prebendary \Preb"en*da*ry\ (pr[e^]b"[e^]n*d[asl]*r[y^]), n. [LL.
     praebendarius: cf. F. pr['e]bendaire. See {Prebend}.]
     1. 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. --Hook.


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     2. A prebendaryship. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prebendary
       n : a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church