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chantry

chan·try [ chántree ] (plural chan·tries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. endowment for performance of mass: an endowment to pay for the saying of masses for the soul of the founder or somebody named by the founder

2. endowed chapel for chantries: a chapel or altar endowed for the performance of chantries

[14th century. < Anglo-Norman chaunterie, Old French chanterie< chanter "sing"]
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