chantry
/ˈtʃæntri/
noun
- A chapel or altar that is paid for by a donation, where prayers are said for the person who gave the money, especially after their death.
- The chantry was decorated with beautiful stained glass windows showing scenes from the Bible.
- The old church had a small chantry where the local lord's family was remembered in prayers.
- She left money in her will to establish a chantry in the village church.
- The money or property given to support a chantry or the priest who prays there.
- The king seized the chantry's funds during the dissolution of the monasteries.
- The chantry provided enough income for a priest to say daily masses.
- Much of the land in the area originally belonged to a medieval chantry.