chaplain

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a clergyman ministering to some institution
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Chaplain \Chap"lain\, n. [F. chapelain, fr. LL. capellanus, fr. capella. See Chapel.]

1.An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs religious service in a chapel. [1913 Webster]

2.A clergyman who is officially attached to the army or navy, to some public institution, or to a family or court, for the purpose of performing divine service. [1913 Webster]

3.Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge. [1913 Webster]

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