Obs. [ad. late and med.L. capellānus. Cf. It. cappellano, F. capelan, chapelain chaplain.] a. A keeper of the sacred relics. b. One who officiates in a chapel; a chaplain.
1655. Fuller, Ch. Hist., VI. 286. The Dignities and Duties of the Præcentor, Sacrist, Sub-sacrist, Capellane, Ostiarie, [etc.].
1827. Gentl. Mag., XCVII. II. 541. At that time forty shillings a year was a common stipend for a capellane.
