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单词 chantry
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chan•try  (chan′trē, chän′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tries. [Eccles.]
  1. Religionan endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.
  2. Religiona chapel or the like so endowed.
  3. Religionthe priests of a chantry endowment.
  4. Religion, Architecturea chapel attached to a church, used for minor services.
  • Middle French. See chant, -ery
  • Middle English chanterie 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chantry /ˈtʃɑːntrɪ/ n ( pl -tries)
  1. an endowment for the singing of Masses for the soul of the founder or others designated by him
  2. a chapel or altar so endowed
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French chanterie, from chanter to sing; see chant
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