chaunterie

Middle English

/ˈtʃant(ə)riː(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • An endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people
  • A chantry chapel set up for the above endowment
  • (rare) The chanting which occurs during Mass.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French chaunterie affix from Middle English chaunten.

Origin

Middle English

chaunten

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