CHAPEL

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, from Medieval Latin cappella, from diminutive of Late Latin cappa cloak; from the cloak of Saint Martin of Tours preserved as a sacred relic in a ~ built for that purpose Date: 13th century a subordinate or private place of worship: as, a place of worship serving a residence or institution, a small house of worship usually associated with a main church, a room or recess in a church for meditation and prayer or small religious services, a place of worship used by a Christian group other than an established church , a choir of singers belonging to a ~, a ~ service or assembly at a school or college, an association of the employees in a printing office, 6. funeral home , a room for funeral services in a funeral home