maundy

Etymology
From, , from , from. . The word came to refer to the foot-washing ceremony performed on Thursday before Easter because of the phrase used by Jesus to explain his act of foot-washing, which in the Latin Vulgate begins: Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem ..., i.e. "A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another …" (John 13:34).

Noun

 * 1)  A commandment.
 * 2)  The sacrament of the Lord's supper.
 * 3)  The ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors, performed as a religious rite on Maundy Thursday in commemoration of Christ's washing the disciples' feet at the Last Supper.
 * 4)  The office appointed to be read during the religious ceremony of foot-washing.
 * 1)  The office appointed to be read during the religious ceremony of foot-washing.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Middle English: maunde
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,