Re*spon"so*ry (r?*sp?n"s?*r?), a.
Containing or making answer; answering.
Johnson.
Re*spon"so*ry, n.; pl. -
ries (-r&?;z). [LL. responsorium.] 1.
(Eccl.) (a) The answer of the people to
the priest in alternate speaking, in church service.
(b) A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or
as a refrain.
Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers
into responsories, and beget another liturgy.
Milton.
2. (Eccl.) An antiphonary; a response
book.
Re*spon"so*ry (r?*sp?n"s?*r?), a.
Containing or making answer; answering.
Johnson.
Re*spon"so*ry, n.; pl. -
ries (-r&?;z). [LL. responsorium.] 1.
(Eccl.) (a) The answer of the people to
the priest in alternate speaking, in church service.
(b) A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or
as a refrain.
Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers
into responsories, and beget another liturgy.
Milton.
2. (Eccl.) An antiphonary; a response
book.
