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maundies

maundies is the plural of maundy.

Meaning of maundy

Noun

maundy (countable and uncountable, plural maundies)

  1. (obsolete) A commandment.
  2. (obsolete) The sacrament of the Lord's supper.
    • 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.1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
  3. 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.
  4. The office appointed to be read during the religious ceremony of foot-washing.

Questions about maundies

What is maundies the plural of?
Maundies is the plural of maundy.

Words near maundies in the dictionary

  1. maunderingly
  2. maunderings
  3. maunders
  4. maundful
  5. maundfuls
  6. maundies
  7. maunding
  8. maundril
  9. maundrils
  10. maunds
  11. maundy

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