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chaplaincy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃæplənsɪ/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
chap•lain /ˈtʃæplɪn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Religiona member of the clergy who serves with a military unit, or who works with the chapel of a college or hospital.
chap•lain•cy, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chap•lain  (chap′lin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religionan ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, college, etc., or to a military unit.
  2. Religiona person who says the prayer, invocation, etc., for an organization or at an assembly.
  • Late Latin, as above
  • Late Latin cappellānus custodian of St. Martin's cloak (see chapel, -an); replacing Old English capellan
  • Middle French
  • Middle English chapelain bef. 1100
chap′lain•cy, chap′lain•ship′, chap′lain•ry, n. 

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