Responsory /(r?*sp?n"s?*r?)/

Re·spon·so·ry

Responsory

a.
  1. Containing or making answer; answering.

Responsory

n.

pl. -ries ((-rz))

  1. The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service. (Eccl.)
    Which, if should repeat again, would turn my answers into responsories, and beget another liturgy.
  2. An antiphonary; a response book. (Eccl.)