prebendary

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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um cônego ou clérigo que recebe uma prebenda (renda ou estipêndio) por servir em uma catedral ou igreja colegiada.

1. Church official C2 formal british

   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.

   • 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.

   🇵🇹Prebendário

   Sinônimos: canon

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