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lɪn noun
1.
an ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, college, etc., or to a military unit.
2.
a person who says the prayer, invocation, etc., for an organization or at an assembly.
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| —n | |
| a Christian clergyman attached to a private chapel of a prominent person or institution or ministering to a military body, professional group, etc: a military chaplain; a prison chaplain | |
| [C12: from Old French chapelain, from Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella | |
| 'chaplaincy | |
| —n | |
| 'chaplainship | |
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| 'chaplainry | |
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Word Origin & History
chaplain
mid-14c., from O.Fr. chapelain "clergyman," from M.L. cappellanus "clergyman," originally "custodian of St. Martin's cloak" (see chapel). Replaced O.E. capellane, from the same M.L. source.
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