prestimony

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prestimony - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Prestimony \Pres"ti*mo*ny\, n. [LL. praestimonium, fr. L.
     praestare to furnish, supply: cf. F. prestimonie. See
     Prest, n.] (Canon Law)
     A fund for the support of a priest, without the title of a
     benefice. The patron in the collator.
     [1913 Webster]