CHANTRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chantry mean? 

• CHANTRY (noun)
  The noun CHANTRY has 2 senses:

1. an endowment for the singing of Masses

2. a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor

  Familiarity information: CHANTRY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHANTRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An endowment for the singing of Masses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("chantry" is a kind of...):

endowment; endowment fund (the capital that provides income for an institution)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("chantry" is a kind of...):

chapel (a place of worship that has its own altar)