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| chap·lain [ chápplin ] (plural chap·lains) |
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guide in religion: a member of the clergy employed to give religious guidance, e.g. to members of the armed forces, schoolchildren, or prisoners
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| [12th century. Via Anglo-Norman, Old French chapelain< medieval Latin cappellanus "guardian of the cloak of St. Martin of Tours" < cappella (see chapel)] |
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  chap·lain·cy noun |
| chap·lain·ship noun |
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