chaplain

[ chap-lin ]
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noun
  1. an ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, college, etc., or to a military unit.

  2. a person who says the prayer, invocation, etc., for an organization or at an assembly.

Origin of chaplain

1
before 1100; Middle English chapelain<Middle French <Late Latin cappellānus custodian of St. Martin's cloak (see chapel, -an); replacing Old English capellan<Late Latin, as above

Other words from chaplain

  • chap·lain·cy, chap·lain·ship, chap·lain·ry, noun

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chaplain

/ (ˈtʃæplɪn) /


noun
  1. a Christian clergyman attached to a private chapel of a prominent person or institution or ministering to a military body, professional group, etc: a military chaplain; a prison chaplain

Origin of chaplain

1
C12: from Old French chapelain, from Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella chapel

Derived forms of chaplain

  • chaplaincy, chaplainship or chaplainry, noun

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