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chaplain Definition


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chaplain
noun
    1. A member of the clergy attached to a school, hospital or other institution, sometimes having a chapel, or to the armed forces.
Derivative: chaplaincy
noun
    The position or office of chaplain.
Etymology: 12c: from French chapelain, from Latin cappellanus custodian of St Martin's cloak; see chapel.



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