chaplainship

noun — 2 senses

chaplainship

noun

Etymology From chaplain + -ship.

1

The office or business of a chaplain.

  • the Bethesda of some knight's chaplainship1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC:
2

The possession or revenue of a chapel.

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