maundy
noun
maun·dy
variants or Maundy
ˈmȯndē,
ˈmän-,
-di
plural -es
often attributive
1
: a ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday
2
a
: alms distributed in connection with the maundy ceremony or on Maundy Thursday
b
: maundy money
With the growth of the numismatic hobby … the silver Maundy coins, especially full sets … have become more highly prized and correspondingly expensive.
Herbert C. Bardes, New York Times, 22 Mar. 1964
Herbert C. Bardes, New York Times, 22 Mar. 1964maundy coinage
3
obsolete : feast
Word History
Etymology
Middle English maunde, from Old French mandé, from Latin mandatum command, order; from the words spoken by Jesus to his disciples after washing their feet at the Last Supper, "a new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another" (John 13:34 Authorized Version)
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