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Definition of: chaplain
(chap′lin) noun
1. A clergyman with special functions, such as conducting religious services in a legislative assembly, in a regiment, or on board a ship.
2. A clergyman attached to a chapel for permanent or occasional duty. [<OF chapelain <Med. L cappellanus <cappella CHAPEL]
—chap′lain·cy, chap′lain·ship noun
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