Third person singular present tense of chaunt; sings or recites in a rhythmic, repetitive manner.
From 'chaunt' with the third-person singular '-s' suffix in present tense.
When Shakespeare wrote 'he chaunts,' readers of his time heard archaic speech—he was deliberately using old spellings to make characters sound noble, mystical, or religiously devoted.
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