different between cathedral vs chantry

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k???i?.d??l/

Etymology 1

From Middle English cathedral, chathedral, cathiderall, from Old French [Term?], from Latin cathedr?lis, from cathedra +? -?lis.

Adjective

cathedral (not comparable)

1. Relating to the throne or the see of a bishop.

Related terms

• cathedratic

Translations

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of cathedral church, from Middle English chirche cathederall, cathedrall chirch, calque of Late Latin eccl?sia cathedr?lis (“church having a bishop's seat”), from Latin eccl?sia +? cathedr?lis.

Noun

cathedral (plural cathedrals)

1. A big church building, central place for some area.
2. The principal church of an archbishop's/bishop's archdiocese/diocese which contains an episcopal throne.
3. A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.

Derived terms

• cathedral ceiling
• cathedral termite

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English chaunterie, from Old French chanterie, from chanter (“to sing”).

Noun

chantry (plural chantries)

1. An endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people
2. A chapel set up for this purpose

Translations

Anagrams

• Cathryn

Middle English

Noun

chantry

1. Alternative form of chaunterie