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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 maundy
 洗足儀式

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Maun·dy n.
 1. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper. [Obs.]
 2.  The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday.
 3.  The alms distributed in connection with this ceremony or on Maundy Thursday.
 Note: ☞ In England, the foot washing is obsolete, but the “royal maundy” is distributed annually on behalf of the sovereign.  Since 1890 this distribution has been made from Westminster Abbey.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Maundy
      n : a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch
          distributes Maundy money