[ˈtʃaplɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, regiment, etc.
(e.g: a prison chaplain)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chapelain, from medieval Latin cappellanus, originally denoting a custodian of the cloak of St Martin, from cappella, originally ‘little cloak’ (see chapel)