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Chaplain

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Chaplain [fr. Capellanus, Lat.], an ecclesiastic who performs divine service in a chapel; but it mere commonly means one who attends upon a king, prince, or other person of quality, for the performance of clerical duties in a private chapel, 4 Rep. 90.

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