maun·dy
variants:
or Maundy \
ˈmȯndē , ˈmän- , -di
\
plural -es
Definition of maundy
1
: a ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday
2a
: alms distributed in connection with the maundy ceremony or on Maundy Thursday
b
: maundy money
With the growth of the numismatic hobby … the silver Maundy coins, especially full sets … have become more highly prized and correspondingly expensive.— Herbert C. Bardes, New York Times, 22 Mar. 1964 maundy coinage
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“Maundy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maundy. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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