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chantry.

An endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.