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Prebendary

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The incumbent of a prebendary. See Prebend.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An ecclesiastical person serving on the staff of a cathedral, and receiving a stated allowance or stipend from the income or endowment of the cathedral, in compensation for his services.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In English ecclesiastical law. The stipendiary of a cathedral or conventual church; one who has a prebend.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

A stipend (not a benefice or dignity) paid a prebend, a member of a collegiate or cathedral church.