chapelry en · NOUN
Etymology
From Old French chapelerie, corresponding to chapel + -ry.
Meanings
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The district attached to a chapel; a division of a large parish which has its own district chapel.
Similarly in the many large parishes, the curates in the outlying chapelries became financially dependent on their congregations.
1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 59:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chapelries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |