chaplaincy

Variant of chaplain

chaplain definition

chap·lain (c̸hap′lən)

noun

  1. a clergyman attached to a chapel, as of a royal court
  2. a minister, priest, or rabbi serving in a religious capacity with the armed forces, or in a prison, hospital, etc.
  3. a clergyman, or sometimes a layman, appointed to perform religious functions in a public institution, club, etc.

Etymology: ME chapelain < OFr < ML capellanus, orig., custodian of St. Martin's cloak: see chapel

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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