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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Maundy \Maun"dy\, n. [See {Maundy Thursday}.]
1. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper. [Obs.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy
Thursday.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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Note: In England, the foot washing is obsolete, but the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 1913 Suppl.] Maundy coins