responsory

English

Etymology

Via Middle English from Late Latin responsorium, from Latin respons (“answered”), from the verb respondeō (“I answer”).

Noun

responsory (plural responsories)

  1. A chant or anthem recited after a reading in a church service
  2. A book of liturgical responses; a responsorial.

Adjective

responsory (not comparable)

  1. Containing or making answer; answering.
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