maundy

English

Noun

maundy (plural maundies)

1. (obsolete) A commandment.
2. (obsolete) The sacrament of the Lord's supper.
3. 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.
4. The office appointed to be read during the ceremony of feet-washing.

Derived terms

• Maundy Thursday

References

• maundy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911