Dictionary entry

Voluntary (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Vol″un‐ta‐ry, n.; pl.Voluntaries (�). 1. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer. Shak.

2. (Mus.) A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service.

3. (Eccl.) One who advocates voluntaryism.