CHAPLAIN


Meaning of CHAPLAIN in English

n. a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, regiment, etc.

Derivatives:

chaplaincy n. (pl. -ies).

Etymology: ME f. AF & OF c(h)apelain f. med.L cappellanus, orig. custodian of the cloak of St Martin: see CHAPEL

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.