The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chantry \Chant"ry\, n.; pl. Chantries. [OF. chanterie, fr. chanter to sing.]
An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and offering of prayers, commonly for the founder.
A chapel or altar so endowed.
--Cowell.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of chantry English)
Usage examples of "chantries".
I would not have spoken up at all, but I chanced to overhear your plans for a common grave for the knights of each side and Chantries to pray for their souls.
There is no doubt that Dudley embraced such doctrines, not only to gain favour with his young master, but also as a means of feathering his nest, for the radicals were demanding the closure of chantries and shrines, and there were rich pickings to be had.
Meanwhile, numerous chantries were being closed and their wealth appropriated by Northumberland and his supporters.
English was to be used instead of Latin in church services, the veneration of images and relics was to cease, restrictions on preaching and private reading of the Scriptures were to be eased, chantries were to be abolished and sold, and schools endowed with the proceeds - some King Edward VI grammar schools still exist today.