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De - Pt| English Dictionary: prebendary | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Prebendary \Preb"en*da*ry\ (pr[ecr]b"[ecr]n*d[asl]*r[ycr]), n. [LL. praebendarius: cf. F. pr[82]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. 2. A prebendaryship. [Obs.] --Bailey. | |
