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chaplain

The origin and history of chaplain.

Etymology

From Middle English chapeleyn, via Old French chapelain, tracing back to Late Latin cappellanus — originally someone who cared for a saint's relic (cappella, "little cloak"), which also gave us the word "chapel."

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