chan‧try /ˈtʃɑːntri $ ˈtʃæn-/ (
also ˈchantry ˌchapel)
noun (
plural chantries)
[countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: chanterie 'singing', from chanter; ⇒ chant1]
a small church or part of a church paid for by someone so that priests can pray for them there after they die
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