/ Dictionary / Index C chaplain: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: chap•lain Pronunciation: (chap'lin), [key] — n. an ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of a royal court, college, etc., or to a military unit. a person who says the prayer, invocation, etc., for an organization or at an assembly. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: chaplain (Thesaurus) chapfallen chaplet Related Content Daily Word Quiz: eccentric Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language