1. An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and offering of prayers, commonly for the founder.
2. A chapel or altar so endowed. Cowell.
CHAOMANCY
Cha"o*man`cy, n. Etym: [Gr. -mancy.]
Defn: Divination by means of apperances in the air.
CHAOS
Cha"os, n. Etym: [L. chaos chaos (in senses 1 & 2), Gr. Chasm.]
1. An empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm. [Archaic] Between us and there is fixed a great chaos. Luke xvi. 26 (Rhemish Trans. ).
2. The confused, unorganized condition or mass of matter before the creation of distinct and order forms.
3. Any confused or disordered collection or state of things; a confused mixture; confusion; disorder.
CHAOTIC
Cha*ot"ic, a.
Defn: Resembling chaos; confused.