reˈchant, v.
[f. re- + chant v., perh. after F. rechanter (1288) or L. recantāre: cf. recant v.2]
intr. and trans. To chant again or in reply; to repeat in chanting. Hence reˈchanted, reˈchanting ppl. adjs.
| 1598 Sylvester Du Bartas ii. i. iv. Handie-crafts 31 Hark, hark, the cheerfull and re-chanting cries Of old and young; singing this joyfull Ditty. 1633 Prynne 1st Pt. Histrio-m. 532 b, Whiles they chaunt and rechaunt this. 1641 R. Baillie Canterb. Self-convict. Large Suppl. Postscr. 1 To parallel the Scottish Covenanters with Jesuites is the old and oft rechanted son[g] of your fellows. |