CHAPLAIN


Meaning of CHAPLAIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈcha-plən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English chapelein, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin cappellanus, from cappella

Date: 14th century

1. : a clergyman in charge of a chapel

2. : a clergyman officially attached to a branch of the military, to an institution, or to a family or court

3. : a person chosen to conduct religious exercises (as at a meeting of a club or society)

4. : a clergyman appointed to assist a bishop (as at a liturgical function)

• chap·lain·cy -sē noun

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