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MAUNDY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Maundy mean?
• MAUNDY (noun)
The noun MAUNDY has 1 sense:
1. a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money
Familiarity information: MAUNDY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("Maundy" is a kind of...):
ceremonial; ceremonial occasion; ceremony; observance (a formal event performed on a special occasion)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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