An endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people
charity
charity
noun
(archaic, Christianity) Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
(countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
(uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
chayota
chayote
chayote
noun
Sechium edule, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.
cheatry
chiefty
chintzy
chintzy
adj
(figuratively) Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy.
(figuratively) Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.
Of or decorated with chintz.
choltry
choltry
noun
(India, historical) A Hindu caravanserai.
christy
christy
noun
Alternative form of christie
chryste
chutney
chutney
noun
(music) A style of Indo-Caribbean music from the West Indies, associated especially with Trinidad and Tobago.
A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers.
chymist
chymist
noun
Obsolete spelling of chemist
chytrid
chytrid
noun
(pathology) Abbreviation of chytridiomycosis.
Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.
chytroi
cityish
cityish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a city; urban.
clatchy
clatchy
adj
(Scotland) Synonym of muddy
clutchy
clutchy
adj
Tending to clutch; clingy or grabby.
coothay
couthly
crotchy
cyathea
cyathia
cyathia
noun
plural of cyathium
cyathos
cyathus
cyathus
noun
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman ounce of wine and equivalent to about 45 mL although differing slightly over time.
(historical) Synonym of kyathos, an ancient ladle and serving beaker.
Synonym of ladle, especially (historical) a small one used for serving wine in ancient Greece and Rome.
cynthea
cynthia
cynthia
Proper noun
The Moon, personified.
cynthie
cynthla
cythera
diptych
diptych
noun
(Christianity) A catalogue of saints.
(Christianity) A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of a church.
(art) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets, usually connected by hinges.
(historical, Ancient Rome) Artistically-wrought tablets distributed by consuls, etc. of the later Roman Empire to commemorate their tenure of office; hence (transferred sense) a list of magistrates.
(transferred sense) Any work made up of two parts treating complementary or contrasting aspects of one general topic.
A literary work consisting of two contrasting parts, such as a narrative telling the same story from two opposing points of view.
A novel published in two volumes forming one continuous story (as opposed to a duology or dilogy).
A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
ecthyma
ecthyma
noun
An ulcerative pyoderma of the skin, caused by bacteria.
ethylic
ethylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing ethyl.
fratchy
fratchy
adj
(UK, informal) Irritable or argumentative.
glitchy
glitchy
adj
Characteristic of glitch or error.
Prone to glitches.
haycart
haycart
noun
A cart for transporting hay.
hectyli
hydatic
hydatic
adj
Relating to a hydatid
ichthys
ichthys
noun
A stylized representation of a fish, used as a Christian symbol.
itchily
itchily
adv
In an itchy way.
jacynth
kitschy
kitschy
adj
Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
kyschty
lecythi
lecythi
noun
plural of lecythus
lichtly
lichtly
adv
(Scotland) In a manner that is not serious.
(Scotland) lightly; gently or without great force.
verb
(Scotland) To slight; to treat contemptuously or without seriousness.
lynchet
lynchet
noun
(archaeology) A bank of earth that slowly builds up on the lower slope of a ploughed field; a feature of ancient field systems.
metochy
phycite
phycite
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) Erythritol, C₄H₆(OH)₄, that has been obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris.
rhyptic
scotchy
scotchy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of Scotch whisky.
scythed
scythed
adj
Armed with scythes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scythe
scythes
scythes
noun
plural of scythe
scythia
scythia
Proper noun
A region of Central Eurasia in the classical era, encompassing parts of Pontic steppe, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE.
scythic
sketchy
sketchy
adj
(Canada, US, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.
(Canada, US, slang, of a person) Disturbing or unnerving, often in such a way that others may suspect them of intending physical or sexual harm or harassment.
(Canada, US, slang, of a person) Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings.
Because he is so sketchy, I always think that he is up to something.
Not thorough or detailed.
Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality.
Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.
slutchy
slutchy
adj
(UK, dialect) slushy
smutchy
smutchy
adj
Covered in smutches.
snatchy
snatchy
adj
In snatches or glimpses.
snitchy
snitchy
adj
Characteristic of snitches or snitching; tell-tale
Irritable; ill-tempered
stachys
starchy
starchy
adj
Containing starch.
Having a starched personality; stiffly formal.
Having the quality of fabric starch as applied to fabric; stiff, hard; starched.
Of or pertaining to starch.
stenchy
stenchy
adj
Having a stench or foul odour, malodorous.
switchy
switchy
adj
(colloquial) Having a whisking or wagging motion.
(colloquial, BDSM) Inclined to switch between sadistic and masochistic roles.
tachyon
tachyon
noun
(physics) A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost.
(physics) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
teachey
techily
techily
adv
Alternative form of tetchily
thatchy
thatchy
adj
Made of, or resembling, thatch.
thickly
thickly
Adverb
In a thick manner.
tomchay
twitchy
twitchy
adj
(figuratively) irritable, cranky
susceptible to twitching a lot.
tychism
tychism
noun
A theory suggesting that absolute chance, or indeterminism, is a real factor operative in the universe.
tychite
tychite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, magnesium, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.