Word Meanings - PREBEND - Book Publishers vocabulary database

praebenda, from L. praebere to hold forth, afford, contr. fr. praehibere; prae before + habere to have, hold. See Habit, and cf. 1. A payment or stipend; esp., the stipend or maintenance granted to a prebendary out of the estate of a cathedral

Additional info about word: PREBEND

praebenda, from L. praebere to hold forth, afford, contr. fr. praehibere; prae before + habere to have, hold. See Habit, and cf. 1. 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. 2. A prebendary. Bacon. Dignitary prebend, one having jurisdiction annexed to it. -- Simple prebend, one without jurisdiction.

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• FORTHPUTING
  Bold; forward; aggressive.
• CONTROVERSER
  A disputant.
• CONTRADISTINGUISH
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  Capable of being contradicting.
• CONTRARIANT
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• STIPENDIARIAN
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• CONTRADISTINCT
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• CONTROVERSAL
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• CONTRARIETY
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• REPAYMENT
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• COHABITER
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