[ˈtʃapl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small building or room used for Christian worship in a school, prison, hospital, or large private house
(e.g: a service in the chapel)

- the members or branch of a print or newspaper trade union at a particular place of work
(e.g: Mr Brind was the head of the BBC's NUJ chapel)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chapele, from medieval Latin cappella, diminutive of cappa ‘cap or cape’ (the first chapel being a sanctuary in which St Martin's cloak was preserved)

[ˈtʃapl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- belonging to or regularly attending a Nonconformist chapel
(e.g: staunch chapel folk)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chapele, from medieval Latin cappella, diminutive of cappa ‘cap or cape’ (the first chapel being a sanctuary in which St Martin's cloak was preserved)