n. a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, regiment, etc. chaplaincy n. (pl. -ies).
[ ME f. AF & OF c(h)apelain f. med.L cappellanus, orig. custodian of the cloak of St Martin: see CHAPEL ]
n. a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, regiment, etc. chaplaincy n. (pl. -ies).
[ ME f. AF & OF c(h)apelain f. med.L cappellanus, orig. custodian of the cloak of St Martin: see CHAPEL ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012