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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Prebendary \Preb"en*da*ry\ (pr[e^]b"[e^]n*d[asl]*r[y^]), n. [LL. praebendarius: cf. F. pr['e]bendaire. See Prebend.] 1. A clergyman attached to a collegiate or cathedral church who enjoys a prebend in consideration of his officiating at stated times in the church. See Note under Benefice, n., 3. --Hook. [1913 Webster] 2. A prebendaryship. [Obs.] --Bailey. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

prebendary n 1: a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church