responsory

English

Etymology

Via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin responsorium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin respons (“answered”), from the verb respondeō (“I answer”).

Noun

responsory (plural responsories)

1. A chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service
2. A book of liturgical responses; a responsorial.

Adjective

responsory (not comparable)

1. Containing or making answer; answering.

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Anagrams

• prosensory