Maundies is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 459 anagrams from letters in maundies (adeimnsu).
1250-1300; Middle English maunde Old French mande Latin mandātum command, mandate (from the opening phrase novum mandātum (Vulgate) of Jesus' words to the disciples after He had washed their
Nipter, nip′tėr, n. the ecclesiastical ceremony of washing the feet—the same as maundy.
It was named maundy Thursday from the baskets (or maunds) which contained the gifts.
Today is ‘maundy Thursday’ in the Christian calendar, and the purses are known as ‘maundy Money’.
After this maundy they were fed and sent away with a small present of money.
maundy, mawn′di, n. the religious ceremony of washing the feet of others, esp.
In England the giving of gifts on maundy Thursday has taken the place of foot-washing.
He distributes the sovereign's doles to the poor on maundy Thursday.
The ceremony observed on the day was called holding or making the maundy.
He also provided the maundy gifts and selected the poor for the washing of feet.
maundy money is still distributed at Magdalen College, Oxford.