chapelain

Inherited from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappellānus. Doublet of capelan.

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.plɛ̃/, /ʃa.pə.lɛ̃/

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chapelain m (plural chapelains)

1. chaplain

chapelain (feminine chapelaine, masculine plural chapelains, feminine plural chapelaines)

1. (relational) of any of several places in France with Chapelle as part of its name

• chapelle

• “chapelain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

chapelain

1. alternative form of chapeleyn

From Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappellānus.

chapelain oblique singular, m (oblique plural chapelainz, nominative singular chapelainz, nominative plural chapelain)

1. chaplain
   • 12th Century, Béroul, Tristan:

     Li rois son chapelain apele

     The king called for his chaplain

• chapele

• French: chapelain
• Norman: chap'lain
• → Middle English: chapeleyn
  • English: chaplain
  • Scots: chaplain