prebend

A stipend historically drawn by a beneficed canon of a cathedral or collegiate church.

The property or tithe providing the endowment for such a stipend.

A prebendary.

In canon law, a stated income derived from some fixed source; hence, especially, a stipend allotted from the revenues of a cathedral or collegiate church for the performance of certain duties by a person hence called a prebendary.

A prebendary.

A prebendaryship.

A payment or stipend; esp., the stipend or maintenance granted to a prebendary out of the estate of a cathedral or collegiate church with which he is connected. See note under benefice.

A prebendary.

one having jurisdiction annexed to it.

one without jurisdiction.