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chaplain
[ chap-lin ]
/ ˈtʃæp lɪn /
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noun
an ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, college, etc., or to a military unit.
a person who says the prayer, invocation, etc., for an organization or at an assembly.
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Origin of chaplain
OTHER WORDS FROM chaplain
chap·lain·cy, chap·lain·ship, chap·lain·ry, nounWords nearby chaplain
chaperone, chapess, chapfallen, chap hop, chapiter, chaplain, chaplet, Chaplin, Chaplin, Charlie, Chaplinesque, chapman
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British Dictionary definitions for chaplain
chaplain
/ (ˈtʃæplɪn) /
noun
a Christian clergyman attached to a private chapel of a prominent person or institution or ministering to a military body, professional group, etca military chaplain; a prison chaplain
Derived forms of chaplain
chaplaincy, chaplainship or chaplainry, nounWord Origin for chaplain
C12: from Old French chapelain, from Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella chapel
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