responsory

Etymology

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

noun

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

adj

  1. Containing or making answer; answering.

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