Etymology

prebendary

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Today it means: An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church. Full definition →

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The story

From Medieval Latin praebendārius, from Late Latin praebenda (“literally ‘things to be supplied’; prebend”), neuter plural of gerundive of praebeō (“supply”), from prae- (“pre-”) + habeō (“have, hold”).

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