Definitions for prebend

prebend preb·end

Spelling: [preb-uh nd]
IPA: /ˈprɛb ənd/

Prebend is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 127 anagrams from letters in prebend (bdeenpr).

Definitions for prebend

noun

  1. a stipend allotted from the revenues of a cathedral or a collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter.
  2. the land yielding such a stipend.
  3. a prebendary.

Origin of prebend

1375-1425; late Middle English prebende Medieval Latin prēbenda, variant of praebenda prebend, Late Latin: allowance, neuter plural gerundive of Latin prae(hi)bēre to offer, furnish, equivale

Examples for prebend

And on May 23, 1639, for the first fruits of the prebend of Ichen-Abbots.

A clergyman of a collegiate or cathedral church, who enjoys a prebend.

The prebend of Stanwick was worth about twice as much as any other.

In 1550 he was presented to a prebend in the Church of Canterbury.

The prebend had little to do with Willenhall, except in name.

But such a prebend was difficult to get and patrons were uncertain and often disappointing.

And as for the prebend, after what has passed, of course you must accept it.

At her death he was appointed by Elizabeth a prebend of Canterbury, where he died.

He held the prebend of Barnby, in the diocese of York, in 1338.

On November 23, 1633, he compounded for the first fruits of the prebend of Middleton.

Word Value for prebend
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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