Word Meanings - CHAPLAINSHIP - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The office or business of a chaplain. The Bethesda of some knight's chaplainship. Milton. 2. The possession or revenue of a chapel. Johnson.

Related words: (words related to CHAPLAINSHIP)

• KNIGHTLESS
  Unbecoming a knight. "Knightless guile." Spenser.
• BUSINESS
  The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal. 7. Care; anxiety; diligence. Chaucer. To do one's business, to ruin one. Wycherley. -- To make one's
• OFFICEHOLDER
  An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
• KNIGHT BANNERET
  A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on the field
• POSSESSIONER
  1. A possessor; a property holder. "Possessioners of riches." E. Hall. Having been of old freemen and possessioners. Sir P. Sidney. 2. An invidious name for a member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc.,
• JOHNSONIANISM
  A manner of acting or of writing peculiar to, or characteristic of, Dr. Johnson.
• JOHNSONESE
  The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words. E. Everett.
• KNIGHT BACHELOR
  A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of English knights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See Bachelor, 4.
• OFFICE WIRE
  Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in wiring houses, etc.
• CHAPELESS
  Without a chape.
• KNIGHT-ERRANTRY
  The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or romantic adventure or scheme. The rigid guardian of a blameless heart Is weak with rank knight-erratries o'errun. Young.
• POSSESSIONARY
  Of or pertaining to possession; arising from possession.
• CHAPLAINSHIP
  1. The office or business of a chaplain. The Bethesda of some knight's chaplainship. Milton. 2. The possession or revenue of a chapel. Johnson.
• BUSINESSLIKE
  In the manner of one transacting business wisely and by right methods.
• KNIGHT TEMPLAR
  See 3
• KNIGHTLY
  Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit. For knightly jousts and fierce encounters fit. Spenser. full knightly without scorn. Tennyson.
• JOHNSON GRASS
  A tall perennial grass , valuable in the Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by swine. Called also Cuba grass, Means grass, Evergreen millet, and Arabian millet.
• KNIGHT SERVICE
  A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service. See Chivalry, n., 4.
• OFFICER
  Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer. Field officer, General officer, etc. See under Field, General. etc. -- Officer of the day , the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the quard,
• KNIGHTHOOD
  1. The character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of knights as a class; hence, chivalry. "O shame to knighthood." Shak. If you needs must write, write Cæsar's praise; You 'll gain at least a knighthood, or the bays. Pope. 2. The whole body
• UNKNIGHT
  To deprive of knighthood. Fuller.
• POST OFFICE
  See POST
• ANTECHAPEL
  The outer part of the west end of a collegiate or other chapel. Shipley.
• BOOKING OFFICE
  1. An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship. 2. An office where passage tickets are sold.
• CROWN OFFICE
  The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.
• ALE-KNIGHT
  A pot companion.
• DISPOSSESSION
  The putting out of possession, wrongfully or otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no matter in what title; -- called also ouster. (more info) 1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed. Bp. Hall.
• SELF-POSSESSION
  The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure.