chantry
noun pl. chantries
- an endowment to pay for Masses and prayers for the soul of a specified person, often the endower: an earlier term
- a chapel or altar endowed, esp. in the Middle Ages, for this
See chantry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(chănˈtrē)
noun pl. chan·tries Ecclesiastical - An endowment to cover expenses for the saying of masses and prayers, usually for the soul of the founder of the endowment.
- An altar or chapel endowed for the saying of such masses and prayers.
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