Definition of chant

• v. t. - To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.
• v. t. - To celebrate in song.
• 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.