| Pronunciation: | | 'mândee
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[n] (United Kingdom) a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money |
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MAUNDY is a 6 letter word that starts with M. |
| | See Also: | | ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Maun"dy\, n. [See {Maundy Thursday}.]
1. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper. [Obs.]
2. The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy
Thursday.
3. The alms distributed in connection with this ceremony or
on Maundy Thursday.
Note: In England, the foot washing is obsolete, but the
``royal maundy'' is distributed annually on behalf of
the sovereign. Since 1890 this distribution has been
made from Westminster Abbey.
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