Maundy

2 definitions found

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

  Maundy \Maun"dy\, n. [See {Maundy Thursday}.]
     1. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper. [Obs.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy
        Thursday.


        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. The alms distributed in connection with this ceremony or
        on Maundy Thursday.
  
     Note: In England, the foot washing is obsolete, but the
           "royal maundy" is distributed annually on behalf of the
           sovereign. Since 1890 this distribution has been made
           from Westminster Abbey.
           [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Maundy coins

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Maundy
       n : a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch
           distributes Maundy money