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chapellany

chapellany noun: a chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation.

Noun

chapellany (plural chapellanies)

  1. A chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation.

Forms of chapellany

pluralchapellanies

Origin of chapellany

Compare English chapellenie, Latin capellania. See chaplain.

Questions about chapellany

What does chapellany mean?
Chapellany means a chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation.
What part of speech is chapellany?
Chapellany is a noun.
What is the plural of chapellany?
The plural of chapellany is chapellanies.

Words near chapellany in the dictionary

  1. chapelgoing
  2. Chapelhall
  3. Chapelizod
  4. Chapell
  5. chapellanies
  6. chapellany
  7. chapelle ardente
  8. chapelled
  9. chapeller
  10. chapellers
  11. chapelless

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