Chantry

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people.
  2. 2
    a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor wordnet
  3. 3
    A chapel set up for this purpose.
  4. 4
    an endowment for the singing of Masses wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English chaunterie, from Old French chanterie, from chanter (“to sing”).

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