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prebendary


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Prebendary  \Preb"en*da*ry\  (pr[e^]b"[e^]n*d[asl]*r[y^]),  n.  [LL. 
  praebendarius:  cf  F.  pr['e]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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  prebendary 
  n  :  a  canon  who  receives  a  prebend  for  serving  the  church 




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