单词 | chantry |
释义 | chantry/ˈtʃɑːntri /noun (plural chantries) 1An endowment founded for a priest or priests to celebrate masses for the soul of the founder.The leaders of society endowed chantry priests, who were permanently employed to say a daily mass for the soul of the chantry founder and his or her relations....
1.1A chapel, altar, or other part of a church endowed by a chantry.Large churches might have several chantries, cathedrals up to two dozen....
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French chanterie, from chanter 'to sing'. |
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