chantry

[ chan-tree, chahn- ]

/ ˈtʃæn tri, ˈtʃɑn- /

an endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.

a chapel or the like so endowed.

the priests of a chantry endowment.

a chapel attached to a church, used for minor services.

Origin of chantry

1300–50; Middle English chanterie < Middle French. See chant, -ery

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Inconsistent spelling such as Chantry and Chantrey retained.

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chantry

/ (ˈtʃɑːntrɪ) /

an endowment for the singing of Masses for the soul of the founder or others designated by him

a chapel or altar so endowed

(as modifier) a chantry priest

C14: from Old French chanterie, from chanter to sing; see chant