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MAUNDY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Maundy mean? 

MAUNDY (noun)
  The noun MAUNDY has 1 sense:

1. a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy moneyplay

  Familiarity information: MAUNDY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAUNDY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

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

ceremonial; ceremonial occasion; ceremony; observance (a formal event performed on a special occasion)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)


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