chantries in English

noun
1
an endowment for a priest or priests to celebrate masses for the founder's soul.
The leaders of society endowed chantry priests, who were permanently employed to say a daily mass for the soul of the chantry founder and his or her relations.

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1. The practice of founding chantries, or Chantry chapels, in western Europe began during the 13th century

2. The first Act to abolish Chantries, in 15 had lapsed before it could take effect.

3. Chantry (plural chantries) An endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people A chapel set up for this purpose

4. Within he would have chantries and chapels, apses alters, Adytums and sanctuaries, large enough, grand enough, beautiful enough, to be the proper dwelling place for the Spiritual Minds that would come often to its communion services, and find those things which are …

5. Within he would have chantries and chapels, apses alters, Adytums and sanctuaries, large enough, grand enough, beautiful enough, to be the proper dwelling place for the Spiritual Minds that would come often to its communion services, and find those things which are …