maundy

UK: 'maundy', 'Maundy': /ˈmɔːndi/ US: (môn′dē)

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maund•y  (môn′dē), n. 

1. Religion the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, esp. commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday.
2. Religion Also called maund′y mon′ey. money distributed as alms in conjunction with the ceremony of maundy or on Maundy Thursday.

• Latin mandātum command, mandate (from the opening phrase novum mandātum (Vulgate) of Jesus' words to the disciples after He had washed their feet). See mandate
• Old French mande
• Middle English maunde 1250–1300

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maundy / ˈmɔːndɪ/ noun (maundies)

1. the ceremonial washing of the feet of poor persons in commemoration of Jesus' washing of his disciples' feet (John 13:4–34) re-enacted in some churches on Maundy Thursday

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French mandé something commanded, from Latin mandatum commandment, from the words of Christ: Mandātum novum dō vōbīs A new commandment give I unto you