chantry Meaning and Definition
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خانقاہ
khanqah
دھرم سالا
dharm sala
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English definition for chantry
1. n. a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor
2. n. an endowment for the singing of Masses
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A chantry or (from Latin) obiit ("he has departed"; may also refer to the mass or masses themselves) was a form of trust fund established during the pre-Reformation medieval era in England for the purpose of employing one or more priests to sing a stipulated number of masses for the benefit of the soul of a specified deceased person, usually the donor who had established the chantry in his will, during a stipulated period of time immediately following his death.
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