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Responsory
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service.
2. A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain. Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers into responsories, and beget another liturgy. Milton.
3. An antiphonary; a response book.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Containing or making answer; answering. Johnson.