Definition of "chaplain" []

• A member of the clergy attached to a chapel. (noun)
• A member of the clergy who conducts religious services for an institution, such as a prison or hospital. (noun)
• A member of the clergy who is connected with a royal court or an aristocratic household. (noun)
• A member of the clergy attached to a branch of the armed forces. (noun)

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• "The Rev. Daniel Coughlin - chaplain of the House of Representatives - is expected to give a prayer when the hearse stops."
• "Marine Corps chaplain is expected in federal court Thursday to answer a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully wearing military medals."
• "Here the duchess's chaplain is guilty of a felony; he is liable to fourteen years 'transportation (Doody, Murray 298-299)."