Bible Dictionaries
Responsory
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Containing or making answer; answering.
(2):
(n.) A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain.
(3):
(n.) The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service.
(4):
(n.) An antiphonary; a response book.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Responsory'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/responsory.html. 1828.