preb|end

preb|end
preb|end «PREHB uhnd», noun. British.
1. the salary given to a clergyman connected with a cathedral or a collegiate church.
2. the particular property or church tax from which the money comes for this salary.
3. = prebendary. (Cf. ↑prebendary)
╂[< Old French prebende, learned borrowing from Late Latin praebenda allowance < Latin, (literally) things to be furnished < praebēre to furnish, offer, short for praehibēre < prae- before + habēre to hold. See etym. of doublet provender. (Cf. ↑provender)]

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