chantry
noun /ˈtʃɑːntri/
/ˈtʃæntri/
(plural chantries)
(also chantry chapel)
- a small church or part of a church paid for by somebody, so that priests could say prayers for them there after their deathTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French chanterie, from chanter ‘to sing’.