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chantry
chantry. An endowment for the maintenance of priests to celebrate Mass for the souls of the founder and others nominated by him; the body of priests so endowed; and any chapel in which such Masses were celebrated. The chapel usually took the form of an altar in a space partitioned off within a church or of a building constructed as a ‘chantry chapel’. In the 14th and 15th cents. chantries became numerous. Under Henry VIII the possessions of the chantries were vested in the King for the term of his life in 1545, but wholesale suppression did not take place until the passing of the Dissolution of Colleges Act 1547 under Edward VI. The chantries had often been educational centres; a few were refounded as schools, sometimes bearing the name of Edward VI.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "chantry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "chantry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-chantry.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "chantry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-chantry.html |
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chantry. Establishment, endowment, or foundation for the daily or frequent saying of Masses on behalf of the souls of the founder, founders, or other persons intended. A chantry-chapel was therefore a chapel or separate part of a church established for this purpose, often enclosed by a screen (with or without a canopy), and frequently erected over the burial-place of the founder, so not unusually incorporated, apart from the altar, a tomb-chest and effigy, as in the excellent medieval examples in Winchester Cathedral.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "chantry." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "chantry." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-chantry.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "chantry." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-chantry.html |
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Chantry
Chantry. Provision (Christian) made for the saying (or singing) of mass for the souls of the dead, especially for the one making the endowment, but also for family and friends. The term thus applies to the endowment and the office, and also on occasion (if the bequest was large enough) to the chapel in which the masses were said.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Chantry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Chantry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Chantry.html JOHN BOWKER. "Chantry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Chantry.html |
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chantry
chantry a chapel, altar, or other part of a church endowed for a priest or priests to celebrate masses for the founder's soul; a chapel, altar, or other part of a church endowed for such a purpose. The word is recorded from late Middle English, and comes from Old French chanterie, from chanter ‘to sing’.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "chantry." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "chantry." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-chantry.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "chantry." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-chantry.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "chantry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "chantry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-chantry.html T. F. HOAD. "chantry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-chantry.html |
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Chantry
Chantrya body of priests who say masses for the dead in a chantry chapel. Example: chantry of priests, 1775. |
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"Chantry." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Chantry." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300269.html "Chantry." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300269.html |
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"chantry." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chantry." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-chantry.html "chantry." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-chantry.html |
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