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MAUNDY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money
Classified under:
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)