chapelry

British  

noun

1. the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel

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Example Sentences

His successor was the Rev. William Moreton, who, according to an entry in the Registers, was “sequestered to the vacant chapelry of Willenhall, December 4th, 1788.”

From The Annals of Willenhall by Hackwood, Frederick William

The first formed part of the parish of St. Lawrence, which was itself a mere chapelry of Minster till late in the thirteenth century.

From Science in Arcady by Allen, Grant

The parish of Dalserf, Lanarkshire, formed at one time the chapelry of St. Machan, and was known as Machanshire.

From A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Barrett, Michael

The income of his chapelry was the munificent sum of £17 10 s.

From The Parish Clerk by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

In 1798 he was appointed to the chapelry of Little Horkesley in Essex, which he held till his death.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various