kapelaan

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cāpellāen, borrowed from Medieval Latin cappellānus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kapelaan m (plural kapelaans, diminutive kapelaantje n)

1. chaplain, curate, a Catholic priest working in a parish church
2. (historical) clergyman, cleric

Derived terms

• hofkapelaan
• huiskapelaan
• hulpkapelaan
• kapelaanschap
• kapelanie
• kapelanij

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: kapelan