chaplain
English
/ˈtʃæp.lɪn/
noun
Definitions
- A member of a religious body (often, but not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to give pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
- A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French chapelain (chaplain) derived from Latin cappellānus.
Origin
Latin
cappellānus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Chaplin English
- archchaplain English
- chaplaincy English
- chaplainry English
- chaplainship English
- unchaplained English
- kappalainen Finnish
- cappellānus Latin
- cappellano Italian
- chapelain French
- capelain Old French
- chapelain Old French
- cāpellāen Middle Dutch
- capellaen Middle Dutch
- chap'lain Norman
- kaplan Estonian
- capelan Old Occitan