MAUNDY COINS; MAUNDY MONEY
Maundy coins or money.
Defn: Silver coins or money of the nominal value of 1d., 2d., 3d., and 4d., struck annually for the Maundy alms.
MAUNDY THURSDAY Maun"dy Thurs"day. Etym: [OE. maunde a command, OF. mandé, L. mandatum, from mandare to command. See called from the ancient custom of washing the feet of the poor on this day, which was taken to be the fulfillment of the "new commandment," John xiii. 5, 34.] (Eccl.)
Defn: The Thursday in Passion week, or next before Good Friday.
MAUNGY
Maun"gy, a.
Defn: Mangy. [Obs.] Skelton.
MAURESQUE
Mau*resque", a. & n.
Defn: See Moresque.
MAURIST
Maur"ist, n. Etym: [From Maurus, the favorite disciple of St.
Benedict.]
Defn: A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for their interest in literature.