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Added 10 October 2026

prebend

/ˈprɛbənd/ noun

Latin root: prebenda Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about prebend at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.
The property or other source of this endowment.
Political patronage employment.

verb

To bend in advance.

Origin

From Middle French prebende, from Medieval Latin prebenda, from Late Latin praebenda, from Latin praebendus, verbal adjective of praebere. Doublet of provender.

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