How To Use prebend In A Sentence
- But then, as to that house at Barchester, the dignified prebendal mansion in the close — might they not be allowed to leave it unoccupied for one year longer — perhaps to let it? Framley Parsonage
- “The bishop would do anything for him,” said the little prebendary. Barchester Towers
- ‘And as for the prebend, after what has passed, of course you must accept it.’ Framley Parsonage
- The dean, the three higher dignitaries, and the prebendaries constituted the Chapter, in certain matters the non-residentiaries having no jurisdiction, and, as recorded in their Visitations, exercised a very great authority over their various manors. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch
- ‘I remember it as well as if it was yesterday, and old Dr. Ball, the prebendary, with the carbuncles on his nose, saw it too!’ He Knew He Was Right
- Eleanor was very much afraid that Charlotte would have darted out upon her, as the prebendary got out at his own door, but Bertie had thoughtfully saved her from this by causing the carriage to go round by her own house. Barchester Towers
- In this manner the question of the prebend was discussed between them on the evening before he started for London. Framley Parsonage
- He was also chancellor, prebend, and canon residentiary and portionist of the church of Hereford. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland
- The late Rev. Love Robertson, Prebendary of Hereford (son of the above George Robertson), was accustomed to use: Gu. three wolves 'heads erased arg., armed and langued az., which are the arms of the original stock of Strowan. Notes and Queries, Number 64, January 18, 1851
- Hence, for a subdiaconal prebend twenty years complete, for a diaconal twenty-one years complete, and for a presbyteral twenty-three years complete sufficed. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize
