Chapel

chap′el, n. a place of worship inferior or subordinate to a regular church, or attached to a palace, garrison, prison, school, college, .: an oratory in a mausoleum, ., or a cell of a church containing its own altar: a di enters' place of worship, as of Nonconformists in England, Roman Catholics or Episcopalians in Scotland, .: a chapel service—hence 'to keep one's chapels'—to make the requisite number of attendances at such: an a ociation of workmen in a printing-office.— n. Chap′elry , the jurisdiction of a chapel.— Chapel cart (see Cart ).— Chapel of ease , a chapel for worshippers far from the parish church; Chapel Royal , the oratory of a royal palace; Lady chapel , such a chapel dedicated to the Virgin; Proprietary chapel , one that is the property of a private person or persons. [O. Fr. capele —Low L. cappella , dim. of cappa , a cloak or cope; orig. from the cloak of St Martin.]