Prēb'end, n.
n. [Fr. prébende, Pr. & Sp. prebenda, It. prebenda, prevenda, L. Lat. præbenda, from Lat. præbere, to hold forth, afford, allow, contracted from præhibere, from præ, before, and habere, to have, hold.]
Sense 1. The stipend or maintenance granted to a prebendary out of the estate of a cathedral or collegiate church with which he is connected.
Sense 2. A prebendary. [Obs.] Bacon.
Dignitary prebend, one having jurisdiction annexed to it.—Simple prebend, one restricted to the revenue only.