CHANTRY

chantry (chan-tree), n. Hist. Eccles. law. 1. A benefice endowed for the saying of Mass by chantry priests for the soul of the founder or his designees. • This practice was abolished in England by the Chantry Acts of 1545 and 1547. 2. A chapel or part of a church so endowed. — Also spelled chauntry. [Blacks Law 8th]