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chantry

noun chan·try \ ˈchan-trē \

Definition of chantry

plural chantries
1 : an endowment for the chanting of masses commonly for the founder
2 : a chapel endowed by a chantry

Origin and Etymology of chantry

Middle English chanterie, from Anglo-French, literally, singing, from chanter

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