chantry
noun/ˈtʃɑːntri/
/ˈtʃæntri/
(plural chantries)
(also chantry chapel)
- a small church or part of a church paid for by somebody, so that priests could say prayers for them there after their deathTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French chanterie, from chanter ‘to sing’.
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