chapelain

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

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.plɛ̃/

chapelain m (plural chapelains)

1. chaplain

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

1. relating to any of several places in France with Chapelle as part of its name

• chapelle

• “chapelain” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappellānus.

chapelain 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

• English: chaplain (borrowed)
• French: chapelain
• Norman: chap'lain