nipter

noun

nip·​ter

ˈniptə(r)

plural -s

: the ceremony of foot washing on Maundy Thursday in the Eastern Orthodox Church compare maundy sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek niptēr, from Greek, washbasin, from niptein, nizein to wash

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