'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- Note: In England, the foot washing is obsolete, but the "royal maundy" is distributed annually on behalf of the sovereign.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