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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Maundy | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Maundy \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 Note: In England, the foot washing is obsolete, but the [bd]royal maundy[b8] is distributed annually on behalf of the sovereign. Since 1890 this distribution has been made from Westminster Abbey. | |
