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Meaning of Chaplain
A clergyman who performs divine services in a chapel ; a clergyman assigned to a public institution , generally the military, to perform divine services.
Chaplain Alternative Definition
(1) An ecclesiastic who performs divine service in a chapel; but it more commonly means one who attends upon a king, prince, or other person of quality, for the performance of clerical duties in a private chapel. 4 Coke, 90; Wharton.
(2) A clergyman officially attached to a ship of war, to an army or regiment, or to some public institution, for the purpose of performing divine service. Webster.
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