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chapelmaster

chapelmaster noun: a director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.

Noun

chapelmaster (plural chapelmasters)

  1. A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.

Forms of chapelmaster

pluralchapelmasters

Origin of chapelmaster

Compound of chapel + master.

Questions about chapelmaster

What does chapelmaster mean?
Chapelmaster means a director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.
What part of speech is chapelmaster?
Chapelmaster is a noun.
What is the plural of chapelmaster?
The plural of chapelmaster is chapelmasters.

Words near chapelmaster in the dictionary

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

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