2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Responsory  \Re*spon"so*ry\  (r?*sp?n"s?*r?),  a. 
  Containing  or  making  answer;  answering.  --Johnson. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Responsory  \Re*spon"so*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}  (-r?z).  [LL. 
  responsorium.] 
  1.  (Eccl.) 
  a  The  answer  of  the  people  to  the  priest  in  alternate 
  speaking,  in  church  service. 
  b  A  versicle  sung  in  answer  to  the  priest,  or  as  a 
  refrain. 
 
  Which  if  should  repeat  again  would  turn  my 
  answers  into  responsories,  and  beget  another 
  liturgy.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  (Eccl.)  An  antiphonary;  a  response  book. 

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