chantry

English

noun
Definitions
  • An endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people
  • A chapel set up for this purpose

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English chaunterie derived from Old French chanterie.

Origin

Old French

chanterie

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