(v. t.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.
(v. i.) To make melody with the voice; to sing.
(v. i.) To sing, as in reciting a chant.
(v. t.) Song; melody.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.
(v. t.) Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.