prebendary

• Nom désignant un chanoine ou un ecclésiastique qui reçoit une prébende (revenu ou portion des biens d'une église cathédrale ou collégiale) en échange de son service.

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.

   Prébendier (ecclésiastique)

   • 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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