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chantry
[ chan-tree, chahn- ]
noun
Ecclesiastical.
plural chantries.
- an endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.
- a chapel or the like so endowed.
- the priests of a chantry endowment.
- a chapel attached to a church, used for minor services.
chantry
/ ˈʃɑːԳٰɪ /
noun
- an endowment for the singing of Masses for the soul of the founder or others designated by him
- a chapel or altar so endowed
- ( as modifier )
a chantry priest
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chantry1
C14: from Old French chanterie, from chanter to sing; see chant
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One Friday toward the end of September the monks of the choir stood practicing in the chantry.
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The east end is an exhibition hall of shrines and chantries.
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The reference appears in the inquest into the inheritance after the death of Sir Andrew Gray, a chantry chaplain in Aberdeen's parish church of St Nicholas.
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He sat in his office, a chantry to many of the things that games mean today.
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“Gareth’s blood,” said Mordred, “is not to be paid for by chantries, we think—however much it might pleasure the Bishop of Rochester.”
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