Associations to the word «Maundy»

MAUNDY, noun. (obsolete) A commandment.

MAUNDY, noun. (obsolete) The sacrament of the Lord's supper.

MAUNDY, noun. 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.

MAUNDY, noun. The office appointed to be read during the religious ceremony of foot-washing.

MAUNDY COIN, noun. (British) The specially minted coins given out by the reigning monarch on Maundy Thursday. Face values are 1,2,3, and 4 pence.

MAUNDY MONEY, noun. (British) A special coinage given to the deserving poor in a religious ceremony performed by Anglicans on Maundy Thursday

MAUNDY THURSDAY, proper noun. The Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper.

MAUNDY, noun. A public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money.