chaplain

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtʃaplɪn/

noun

  • a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, regiment, etc.: a prison chaplain

Derivatives

chaplaincy

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French chapelain, from medieval Latin cappellanus, originally denoting a custodian of the cloak of St Martin, from cappella, originally 'little cloak' (see chapel)