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prebendary

/ˈprɛb.ən.dər.i/

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noun

/ˈprɛb.ən.dər.i/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее каноника или священнослужителя, который получает пребенду (стипендию или часть церковного дохода) за службу в кафедральном или коллегиальном соборе.

A noun referring to a canon or clergyman who receives a prebend, a stipend or portion of church revenue, in return for serving a cathedral or collegiate church.

  1. Church officialC2formalbritish

    A member of the clergy who receives a prebend, which is a stipend or income from a cathedral or church, typically in exchange for performing certain duties.

    ruПребендарий

    • The prebendary was responsible for overseeing the cathedral's finances.
    • He was appointed as a prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral.
    • The prebendary's duties included attending services and managing church lands.

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Forms
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  • prebendaries' possessive plural form
  • prebendary's possessive singular form