CHANT

I. verb Etymology: Middle English chaunten, from Anglo-French ~er, from Latin cantare, frequentative of canere to sing; akin to Old English hana rooster, Old Irish canid he sings Date: 14th century intransitive verb to make melodic sounds with the voice, to recite something in a monotonous repetitive tone , transitive verb to utter as in ~ing, to celebrate or praise in song or ~, II. noun Date: 1671 song 1, 2. plainsong , a rhythmic monotonous utterance or song, a composition for ~ing