MAUNDY

Maundy

(noun) a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

maundy (countable and uncountable, plural maundies)

(obsolete) A commandment.

(obsolete) The sacrament of the Lord's supper.

(Christianity) The ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors, performed as a religious rite on Maundy Thursday in commemoration of Christ's washing the disciples' feet at the Last Supper.

(Christianity) The office appointed to be read during the religious ceremony of foot-washing.

Synonyms

• (foot-washing ceremony): nipter

Anagrams

• Munday, dayumn

Source: Wiktionary



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