Chaplain
Pronunciation : Chap"lain
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. chapelain, fr. LL. capellanus, fr. capella. See Chapel.]
Definition : 1. An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs religious service in a chapel.
2. A clergyman who is officially atteched to the army or navy, to some public institution, or to a family or court, for the purpose of performing divine service.
3. Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913