chaplain

Signification (Anglais)

  1. A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
  2. A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃæp.lɪn/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English chapeleyn, from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella. Doublet of capelin. Displaced Old English handprēost.

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