prebend ary

[Fr. prébendier, from Low Lat. præbendarius, from Lat. præbend a =a prebend (q. v.); Ital. prebend a rio.] 1. The holder of a prebend or prebendal-stall; a stipendiary of a cathedral. 2. A prebend; a prebendary ship. "A prebendary was offered me it was a good fat benefice, and I accepted it." -Batley: Erasmus, p. 184. prěb-end-ar-ý-ship, subst. [Eng. prebendary; -ship.] The office, rank, or position of a prebendary; a canonry. "A prebendary ship of Windsor." - Wotton : Remains, p. 369. *prěb-en-dāte, v . t . [Eng. prebend ; -ate.] To make a prebendary of; to present to a prebend. prěb-end-ship, s. [Eng. prebend; -ship.] A prebendary ship; a prebend. "Everie one of them should confer one prebend ship to the same foundation."-Fox: Martyrs, p. 216.