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Definition of Maundy money noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Maundy money

noun
 
/ˈmɔːndi mʌni/
 
/ˈmɔːndi mʌni/
[uncountable]
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  1. specially produced silver coins given each year by the British king or queen to a selected group of poor people on Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter). The ceremony continues a tradition which began in the Middle Ages. At that time the king or queen washed the feet of the poor people, in memory of Christ's washing of his disciples' feet.
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