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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
prebend /ˈprɛb(ə)nd/

▶noun historical

1 the portion of the revenues of a cathedral or collegiate church formerly granted to a canon or member of the chapter as his stipend.
■ the property from which such a stipend was derived.

2 another term for prebendary.

– derivatives
prebendal adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. prebende, from late L. praebenda ‘things to be supplied, pension’, neut. pl. gerundive of L. praebere ‘to grant’.

'prebend' also found in these Oxford entries:

prebendary - provender

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