'Chantries' definitions:
Definition of 'Chantries'
From: GCIDE
- Chantry \Chant"ry\, n.; pl. Chantries. [OF. chanterie, fr. chanter to sing.]
- 1. An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and offering of prayers, commonly for the founder. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A chapel or altar so endowed. --Cowell. [1913 Webster]