chant

Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.

A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.

A short and simple melody to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited.

A harmonized melody used in Anglican chant, usually split into two two-bar phrases, to which the words of a psalm are sung by a choir; typically, each musical phrase corresponds to the text of half of a verse.

Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.

To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.

To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.

To sing or intone sacred text.

(no longer used) To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.