PREBENDARY

Prebendary

A prebendary is a senior member of clergy, normally supported by the revenues from an estate or parish.

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prebendary

Noun

  1. An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church.

Adjective

  1. Pertaining to the office or person of a prebendary; prebendal.
  2. 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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