Sentence:  Following Max Weber, I define the <WSD>"prebendary</WSD> state" as a regime where those who hold state power live off politics. In addition to their salaries, the rulers and officials of the state benefit from the perquisites of office, either in the form of bribes or outright appropriation of public monies from the various government agencies and state enterprises for private ends (Weber 1968, 86-95, 206-9). ... Under a <WSD>prebendary</WSD> regime, a fraction of the middle or dominant class controls the state by allying itself with a supreme ruler or dictator. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Of or relating to official positions that are profitable for the incumbent, to the allocation of such positions, or to a system in which such allocation is prevalent.