3 entries under this word

Chant

Chănt, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. CHANTED; p. pr. & vb. n. CHANTING.] [Fr. chanter, Pr. chantar, cantar, Sp. & Pg. cantar, It. cantare, Lat. cantare, v. intens. of canere, to sing.]

Sense 1. To utter with a melodious voice; to sing; to warble.

The cheerful birds, of sundry kinds, do chant sweet music. Spenser.

Sense 2. To celebrate in song.

The poets chant it in the theaters. Bramhall.

Sense 3. (Mus.) To sing after the manner of a chant.

Chānt, v. i.

verbintransitive

Sense 1. To make melody with the voice; to sing.

They chant to the sound of the viol. Amos vi. 5.

Sense 2. (Mus.) To sing after the manner of a chant.

Chānt, n.

noun

n. [Fr. chant, Pr. chant, cant, can, Sp., Pg., & It. canto, from Lat. cantus, singing, song, from canere, to sing.]

Song; melody.
(Mus.) Words recited to musical tones without musical measure; the most ancient and simple form of choral music.