Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chantry"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chantry \Chant"ry\, n.; pl. {Chantries}. [OF. chanterie, fr.
chanter to sing.]
1. An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and
offering of prayers, commonly for the founder.
2. A chapel or altar so endowed. --Cowell.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chantry
n 1: an endowment for the singing of Masses
2: a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the
donor
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