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[mawn-dee] 
–noun
| 1. | the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, esp. commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday. |
| 2. | Also called maundy money. money distributed as alms in conjunction with the ceremony of maundy or on Maundy Thursday. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME maunde < OF mande < L mandātum command, mandate (from the opening phrase novum mandātum (Vulgate) of Jesus' words to the disciples after He had washed their feet). See mandate
1250–1300; ME maunde < OF mande < L mandātum command, mandate (from the opening phrase novum mandātum (Vulgate) of Jesus' words to the disciples after He had washed their feet). See mandate
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Maundy
Maun"dy\, n. [See Maundy Thursday.]1. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper. [Obs.] 2. The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday. 3. The alms distributed in connection with this ceremony or on Maundy Thursday. Note: In England, the foot washing is obsolete, but the "royal maundy" is distributed annually on behalf of the sovereign.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's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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