adjective
- relating to or having the nature of a prebend (a stipend paid to a clergyman from cathedral or collegiate church revenues)
Usage: ecclesiastical
Examples
- The prebendal income supported the canon’s living expenses.
- He held a prebendal position at the cathedral for twenty years.
- The prebendal system provided financial security for church officials.
- Medieval prebendal arrangements varied significantly between dioceses.
- The reform eliminated many traditional prebendal privileges.