chantry

English

Etymology

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

Noun

chantry (plural chantries)

  1. An endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people
  2. A chapel set up for this purpose

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Middle English

Noun

chantry

  1. alternative form of chaunterie
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