noun
specially minted silver coins that are distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑coin
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noun : one-penny, twopenny, threepenny, and fourpenny silver coins especially minted for distribution to the poor by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday
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maundy money noun
The dole given away on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday, by the royal almoner, usu a silver penny for each year of the sovereign's age, the small silver coins specially minted since 1662
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Main Entry: ↑maundy
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specially produced silver coins given each year by the British king or queen to a selected group of poor people on Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before ↑Easter). The ceremony continues a tradition which began in the Middle Ages. At that time the king or queen washed the feet of the poor people, in memory of Christ’s washing of his disciples' feet.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.