chaunt


chaunt

C0261500 (chônt, chänt)n. & v. Archaic Variant of chant.

chaunt

(tʃɔːnt) n, vb a less common variant of chant ˈchaunter n

chant

(tʃænt, tʃɑnt)

n. 1. a short, simple melody, esp. the monodic intonation of plainsong. 2. a psalm, canticle, or the like, chanted or for chanting. 3. a song; singing: the chant of a bird. 4. a phrase, slogan, or the like, repeated rhythmically and insistently, as by a crowd. v.t. 5. to sing to a chant, or in the manner of a chant, esp. in a church service. 6. to repeat (a phrase, slogan, etc.) rhythmically and insistently. v.i. 7. to utter a chant. [1350–1400; (v.) Middle English < Middle French chanter < Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere to sing; (n.) < French chant, Old French < Latin cantus; see canto] chant′a•ble, adj.