chaplain
chap·lain
noun
1.
a clergyman ministering to some institution
Origin
From Middle English chapeleyn, from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella. Doublet of capelin. Displaced Old English handprēost.
Phrases
- college chaplain
- domestic chaplain
- football chaplain
- hospital chaplain
- lay chaplain
- military chaplain
- naval chaplain
- prison chaplain
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