Prebendal
-
- Senior Lexiterian
- Posts: 611
- Joined: Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:14 pm
- Slava
- Great Grand Panjandrum
- Posts: 8109
- Joined: Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:31 am
- Location: Finger Lakes, NY
Re: Prebendal
Etymonline has this to say:
A form of guaranteed minimum wage for church people, I gather.
prebend (n.)
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 someone," early 15c., from Old French prebende, earlier provende (12c.) and directly from Medieval Latin prebenda "allowance, portion of food and drink supplied," also "an ecclesiastical living," from Late Latin praebenda "allowance, pension," from Latin praebenda "(things) to be furnished," neuter plural gerundive of praebere "to furnish, offer," contraction of praehibere, from prae "before" (see pre-) + habere "to hold" (from PIE root *ghabh- "to give or receive"). A doublet of provender. Related: Prebendary; prebendal.
A form of guaranteed minimum wage for church people, I gather.
Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.
Return to “Good Word Suggestions”
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 87 guests