chapelry

noun plural -ries

the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel

Nearby words

chapeau bras, chapel, chapel de fer, chapel hill, chapel of ease, chapelry, chaperon, chaperone, chapess, chapfallen, chapiter

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Examples from the Web for chapelry

The view is extensive in every direction, the village (strictly speaking the chapelry) lying on high ground.
Hertfordshire|Herbert W Tompkins
The church, originally a chapelry belonging to Cleeve Abbey, was rebuilt in 1862.
Somerset|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
The increasing duties of his chapelry had rendered this step necessary.
The Bront Family, Vol. 1 of 2|Francis A. Leyland
The income of his chapelry was the munificent sum of £17 10 s.
The Parish Clerk (1907)|Peter Hampson Ditchfield

The nave is on the north side of the church; the south aisle appears to end as a chapelry.
Edge Hill|Edwin Walford