chantry
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One Friday toward the end of September the monks of the choir stood practicing in the chantry.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
At the lectern during rehearsals he turned the pages of the missal, a book of music notes large enough for all the Brothers to see as they stood in the chantry.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
The chantry certificate of the city of Worcester further supports the contention that the municipal authority provided a school.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry
These were often placed over the vaults or burying-place, and frequently on the north and south walls of choirs, aisles, and chantry chapels.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
The date of the foundation of the chantry in which he lies is said to be 1329, and the mouldings and windows appear to testify its correctness. ב.
“Gareth’s blood,” said Mordred, “is not to be paid for by chantries, we think—however much it might pleasure the Bishop of Rochester.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The practical effect of the Chantries’ Act of 1547 was that it put an end to the educational provision which the founders of the chantries had made.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry
What say the chantries ranged along the sides?
From How to Observe Morals and Manners by Harriet Martineau
The fifteenth century is specially marked by the growing popularity of chantries and side chapels.
From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various
The provision of exhibitions to assist in supporting poor scholars at schools and universities was also a purpose of some chantries.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry
