chantry
noun
an endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.
chantries
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pluralof chantry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Gareth’s blood,” said Mordred, “is not to be paid for by chantries, we think—however much it might pleasure the Bishop of Rochester.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The fifteenth century is specially marked by the growing popularity of chantries and side chapels.
From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various
A most important and noteworthy feature of some chantries is, that in certain parishes they were founded by the inhabitants themselves, for the express purpose of providing educational facilities.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry
The provision of exhibitions to assist in supporting poor scholars at schools and universities was also a purpose of some chantries.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry
An act of 1545 dissolved chantries, colleges and other religious foundations; and in the autumn of 1546 the Spanish ambassador was anticipating further anti-ecclesiastical measures.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
