ˈmȯndē, ˈmän-, -di noun
( -es )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English maunde, from Old French mandé, from Latin mandatum command, order; from the words spoken by Jesus to his disciples after washing their feet at the Last Supper, “a new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another” (Jn 13:34 AV) — more at mandate
1. : a ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday
2.
a. : alms distributed in connection with the maundy ceremony or on Maundy Thursday
b. : maundy money
3. obsolete : feast