responsory

English

Etymology

Via Middle English responsori 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.
   • 1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC:

     that Reponsory Letter from His Majesty

Anagrams

• prosensory