Chantry

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chantry \Chant"ry\, n.; pl. {Chantries}. [OF. chanterie, fr.
     chanter to sing.]
     1. An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and
        offering of prayers, commonly for the founder.
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     2. A chapel or altar so endowed. --Cowell.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chantry
       n 1: an endowment for the singing of Masses
       2: a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the
          donor