# chantry

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #53,437

## Definitions
1. An endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people.
2. A chapel set up for this purpose.

## Etymology
From Middle English chaunterie, from Old French chanterie, from chanter (“to sing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chantry