chantry

noun, plural chan·tries. Ecclesiastical.

1. an endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.
2. a chapel or the like so endowed.
3. the priests of a chantry endowment.
4. a chapel attached to a church, used for minor services.

noun plural -tries Christianity

1. an endowment for the singing of Masses for the soul of the founder or others designated by him
2. a chapel or altar so endowed
3. (as modifier)a chantry priest