·vt Song; melody.
II. Chant ·vt To celebrate in song.
III. Chant ·vi To sing, as in reciting a chant.
IV. Chant ·vt A psalm, ·etc., arranged for chanting.
V. Chant ·vt Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
VI. Chant ·vi To make melody with the voice; to Sing.
VII. Chant ·vt To utter with a melodious voice; to Sing.
VIII. Chant ·vt To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.
IX. Chant ·vt 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.