Vocabulary : Chaperon to Chaplainship

Chaperon : A hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood. ;; A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals. ;; A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for propriety, or as a guide and protector. ;; To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to matronize.
Chaperonage : Attendance of a chaperon on a lady in public; protection afforded by a chaperon.
Chaperoned : of Chaperon
Chaperoning : of Chaperon
Chapeux : of Chapeau

Chapfallen : Having the lower chap or jaw drooping, -- an indication of humiliation and dejection; crestfallen; discouraged. See Chopfallen.
Chapiter : A capital [Obs.] See Chapital. ;; A summary in writing of such matters as are to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; -- also called articles.
Chaplain : An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs religious service in a chapel. ;; A clergyman who is officially attached to the army or navy, to some public institution, or to a family or court, for the purpose of performing divine service. ;; Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge.
Chaplaincy : The office, position, or station of a chaplain.
Chaplainship : The office or business of a chaplain. ;; The possession or revenue of a chapel.

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