chantry

🇺🇸 /ˈtʃæntri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtʃɑːntri/
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A chapel or part of a church endowed to provide Masses for the founder's soul.

The chantry was built to ensure that prayers would be said for the family's ancestors.

translation

n. A chapel or part of a church endowed to provide Masses for the founder's soul.

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Plural chantries