chapel
[ chap-uh l ]
/ ˈtʃæp əl /
noun
verb (used with object), chap·eled, chap·el·ing or (especially British) chap·elled, chap·el·ling.
Nautical.
to maneuver (a sailing vessel taken aback) by the helm alone until the wind can be recovered on the original tack.
adjective
(in England) belonging to any of various dissenting Protestant sects.
Origin of chapel
1175–1225; Middle English
chapele < Old French < Late Latin
cappella hooded cloak, equivalent to
capp(a) (see
cap1) +
-ella diminutive suffix; first applied to the sanctuary where the cloak of St. Martin (4th-century bishop of Tours) was kept as a relic
Words nearby chapel
chapati,
chapbook,
chape,
chapeau,
chapeau bras,
chapel,
chapel de fer,
chapel hill,
chapel of ease,
chapelry,
chaperon
Example sentences from the Web for chapel
British Dictionary definitions for chapel
chapel
/ (ˈtʃæpəl) /
noun
Word Origin for chapel
C13: from Old French
chapele, from Late Latin
cappella, diminutive of
cappa cloak (see
cap); originally denoting the sanctuary where the cloak of St Martin of Tours was kept as a relic