CHANT, verb transitive 1. To sing; to utter a melodious voice; that is, to cant or throw the voice in modulations. The cheerful birds do chant sweet music. 2. To celebrate in song; as, to chant the praises of Jehovah. 3. To sing, as in church-service; to repeat words in a kind of canting voice, with modulations. CHANT, verb intransitive 1. To sing; to make melody with the voice. They chant to the sound of the viol. Amos 6:5. 2. To repeat words in the church-service with a kind of singing. CHANT, noun Song; melody; church-service.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI