Definition of chant

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Chant (v. t.) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music..

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Sorcerer :: Sorcerer (n.) A conjurer; an enchanter; a magician.
Incantation :: Incantation (n.) The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment..
Prince :: Prince (a.) The chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class or profession; one who is preeminent; as, a merchant prince; a prince of players..
Perchant :: Perchant (n.) A bird tied by the foot, to serve as decoy to other birds by its fluttering..
Tidesman :: Tidesman (n.) A customhouse officer who goes on board of a merchant ship to secure payment of the duties; a tidewaiter.
Caravan :: Caravan (n.) A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa..
Vintner :: Vintner (n.) One who deals in wine; a wine seller, or wine merchant..
Voucher :: Voucher (n.) A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch the truth of accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any kind; also, any acquittance or receipt showing the payment of a debt; as, the merchant's books are his vouchers for the correctness of his accounts; notes, bonds, receipts, and other writings, are used as vouchers in proving facts..
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants..
Intrenchant :: Intrenchant (a.) Not to be gashed or marked with furrows.
Lecturn :: Lecturn (n.) A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read; hence, a reading desk. [Written also lectern and lettern.].
Bourse :: Bourse (n.) An exchange, or place where merchants, bankers, etc., meet for business at certain hours; esp., the Stock Exchange of Paris..
Wholesale :: Wholesale (a.) Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price..
Fairy :: Fairy (n.) An enchantress.
Countingroom :: Countingroom (v.) The house or room in which a merchant, trader, or manufacturer keeps his books and transacts business..
Trenchant :: Trenchant (v. t.) Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit..
Merchantry :: Merchantry (n.) The business of a merchant; merchandise.
Brochantite :: Brochantite (n.) A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals..
Conjury :: Conjury (n.) The practice of magic; enchantment.
Plimsoll''s Mark :: Plimsoll's mark () A mark conspicuously painted on the port side of all British sea-going merchant vessels, to indicate the limit of submergence allowed by law; -- so called from Samuel Plimsoll, by whose efforts the act of Parliament to prevent overloading was procured..
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