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chapelman

chapelman noun: a clergyman; an official from a chapel.

Noun

chapelman (plural chapelmen)

  1. A clergyman; an official from a chapel.
    • That month, the king's chapelman William Cornish was waylaid and beaten up by Empson's men and immured in the Fleet, the notorious debtors' prison […]2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 163

Forms of chapelman

pluralchapelmen

Origin of chapelman

From chapel + man.

Questions about chapelman

What does chapelman mean?
Chapelman means a clergyman; an official from a chapel.
What part of speech is chapelman?
Chapelman is a noun.
What is the plural of chapelman?
The plural of chapelman is chapelmen.

Words near chapelman in the dictionary

  1. chapeller
  2. chapellers
  3. chapelless
  4. chapelling
  5. Chapells
  6. chapelman
  7. chapelmaster
  8. chapelmasters
  9. chapelmen
  10. Chapelon
  11. Chapelons

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