maundy

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: maund=y

CIDE DICTIONARY

maundy, n. [See Maundy Thursday.].

•  The sacrament of the Lord's Supper.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  The alms distributed in connection with this ceremony or on Maundy Thursday.

  " In England, the foot washing is obsolete, but the “royal maundy” is distributed annually on behalf of the sovereign.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.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

maundy, n. (in the UK) the distribution of money on the Thursday before Easter (see below).

Idiom

Maundy money specially minted silver coins distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday. Maundy Thursday the Thursday before Easter.

Etymology

ME f. OF mand{eacute} f. L mandatum MANDATE, commandment (see John 13:34)