Home › Words › C › chapellanychapellanychapellany means A chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation.EtymologyCompare English chapellenie, Latin capellania. See chaplain.nounA chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chapelry 78% match — The district attached to a chapel; a division of a large parish which has its own district chapel. vs chapellany →chapelman 74% match — A clergyman; an official from a chapel. vs chapellany →chapelless 70% match — Without a chapel. vs chapellany →chapelwarden 68% match — The warden of a chapel. vs chapellany →chaplainry 67% match — A chaplaincy. vs chapellany →chapel 67% match — A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church. vs chapellany →chapelward 66% match — Toward a chapel. vs chapellany →chapelwards 66% match — Towards a chapel. vs chapellany →