'Maundy' definitions:

Definition of 'Maundy'

(from WordNet)
noun
A public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money

Definition of 'Maundy'

From: GCIDE
  • Maundy \Maun"dy\, n. [See Maundy Thursday.]
  • 1. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 3. The alms distributed in connection with this ceremony or on Maundy Thursday.
  • Note: In England, the foot washing is obsolete, but the "royal maundy" is distributed annually on behalf of the sovereign. Since 1890 this distribution has been made from Westminster Abbey. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Maundy coins

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