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maundy

/ˈmɑn.di/

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What does maundy mean?

noun

  1. The ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors, performed as a religious rite on Maundy Thursday in commemoration of Christ's washing the disciples' feet at the Last Supper.
  2. The office appointed to be read during the religious ceremony of foot-washing.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. (obsolete) A commandment.
  2. (obsolete) The sacrament of the Lord's supper.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmɑn.di/

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And also they make their sacrament of the altar of Therf bread, for our Lord made it of such bread, when he made his Maundy.
John, Sir MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John MandevilleProject Gutenberg ebook #782