MEANING
1. An endowed chapel used for Masses for the souls of the dead.
2. A foundation or endowment supporting priests to say Masses for deceased people.
Use it for
Medieval memorial patronage, family chapels, religious legacies.Tie a chapel to a dead patron's continuing claim on the living.
Words that belong together
- chantry chapel
- found a chantry
- chantry priest
On the page
The merchant founded a chantry for his parents' souls.
A locked chest held the chantry's account books.
After the endowment disappeared, the chantry chapel became a storeroom.
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Word forms
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- chantry
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Historically specific to prayers supported by an endowment; not simply a room where singing occurs. Plural chantries.
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