maundy

Definitions


[ˈmɔːndi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in the UK) a public ceremony on the Thursday before Easter (Maundy Thursday) at which the monarch distributes specially minted coins


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French mande, from Latin mandatum ‘mandate, commandment’, from mandatum novum ‘new commandment’ (see John 13:34)




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