Maundy money
noun /ˈmɔːndi mʌni/
/ˈmɔːndi mʌni/
[uncountable]- specially produced silver coins given each year by the British king or queen to a selected group of poor people on Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter). The ceremony continues a tradition which began in the Middle Ages. At that time the king or queen washed the feet of the poor people, in memory of Christ's washing of his disciples' feet.