chapfallen 
They be indeed a couple of rfitiii-faftfii curs. 
B. Janton, Poet 
Where be your gibes now? . . . Not one now, to mock 
your own jeeriiiK? quite eA^p^/teflffl ' xtitik., Hamlot. v. 1. 
Though .-troiii: persuasion hunt,' upon thy lips. 
Alas! how chiiiij'iiliii now! /;//,-, 'Tin- Crave. 
chapint, " Same as i-hopim-. 
t'li'tfihi*. or liiu'li patins rii-lily silver'd or gilt. //m/r//. 
Chapineyt, . Same as clio/iiiie. 
chapiter't (clmp'i-ter), n. [A corruption of OF. 
chapiti-l, F. rliii/iiirini, < ML. fii/iitellniH, a capi- 
tal (see capital 3 ), due to the closely related 
OF. form chapitre fur "clinpitlr, < L. ei//iitn/tini, 
a chapter, also a capital : see chapter.'] The 
upper part or capital of a column or pillar. 
See capital 3 . 
He overlaid their rhaiiitert and their Illlcts with gold. 
Ex. .xxxvi. :;>. 
chapiter'-', chapitre (chap'i-ter), n. [The earlier 
form of chapter, j. v.] In lair : (a) A summary 
of matters to bo inquired of by, or presented 
before, justices in eyre, justices of assize, or 
justices of the peace, (h) Articles delivered 
either orally or in writing by the justice to the 
inquest, ll'liar/mi. 
chapitlet, . An obsolete form of chapter. 
of the roinnioditii s of l'i nrr. and High Dutch men ami 
Easterlings. The tlfth Clin/,it/,: 
llakli'irt'x Vtnia't'*, I. I'.t-J. 
Chapitral (chap'i-tral), a. [< F. chapitre, chap- 
ter, + -/.] Of or pertaining to a chapter; 
chapteral. Broiii/ham. 
chapitre, . See chapiter' 2 . 
chaplain (chap 'Ian), n. [< ME. ehapclni/n. 
chapclci/ii, earner capelein (late AS. capellane, 
after ML.), < OF. chapelain, F. chapelain = Pr. 
capelan = Sp. capellan = Pg. capell&o = It. cii- 
/it'llinio = D. kapelaan = Gr. aapellan = Dan. Sw. 
kapeUan, < ML. capcllanus, ( capella, a chap- 
el: see chapel.'] 1. An ecclesiastic attached 
to a chapel ; especially, one officiating in the 
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chapless (chop'les), a. [< chap 2 + -lrsx.~\ 
lacking the lower jaw. [Kare.] 
Vellon I-I,,I,,/,-*K skulls. Slud:, K. and. I., iv. ]. 
Chaplet 1 (chap'let), ii. [< MK. clia/iel, I, < OF. 
cliapelt-l, I-', cliiijielet, head-dress, a wrea(h, dim. 
of chapel, a head-dress, > F. elinpeaii : see chn- 
IIIH. Cf. ehapelet.'] 1. A wreath, as of natural 
(lowers, worn on the head, especially as a mark 
of festivity or distinction. 
All mini -i. NT. rA'////.-/ of sweet -.111111111-1- litlils 
Stak., M. s. I)., ii. . 
Whether they nobler fh*if>l>'t.< wear. Sn.-klui't. 
Her lix)se locks a elm/,!: I pale 
Of whitest roses bound. Si-nlt. L. of L. M., v. IT. 
2f. In the middle ages, a circlet of gold or other 
precious material, more or less ornamented, 
worn by both men and women. 
Of fyn orfrays hadde she eke 
Ac/m/v.'. Rom. nf tln> 7,'nx--, 1. r,iL-{. 
3. In her., any garland or wreath, whether of 
leaves alone, as of laurel or oak, or of flowers. 
The wreath must be described at length in the blazon. 
\ ,-l,n,,i. i ,,f f ,ixr (should have four roses only at equal 
ilftuOM from one another, the rest of the wreath being 
romposi-il ot leaves. 
4. Any head-dress; a hood or cap. 
He hadde a grete heerde ami a lunge that couered all 
his hreste and was all white, and a chapelet of colon v|mn 
his hede. and clothed in a robe of hlakke, and for in 
heili le h j 111 by the sadill howe. 
Merlin(R. K. T. s.), ii. an. 
5. A string of beads used by Roman Catholics 
in counting their prayers ; a rosary, but strictly 
only a third of the beads of a rosary. 
MM chaplet of beads and her missal. iMngfellotr. 
The rosary Is divided into three parts, each consisting 
of five decades, and known as a corona or chaplet. 
Cath. Diet. 
6. Anything resembling in form a string of 
beads. 
The collogonidia pass Into chapleti. 
E. Tuckerman, Genera Lichenum, p. 74. 
of the sovereign in Kngluml, and are entitled chop/it / / 
ordinary, four of them being in attendance each month. 
There are six chaplains in Scotland, clergymen of the 
Church of Scotland, but their only duty is to conduct 
prayers at the election of Scottish representative peers. 
private chapel of a king or nobleman, or other 7. Same as chapel-de-fer, (a). 8. In arch., a 
person of wealth or distinction. Forty-eight cler- small round molding, carved into beads, pearls, 
gymen of the Church of England hold office as chaplain* olives, or some similar design. 9. The tuft or 
crest of feathers on a fowl's head. 10. In oi/n- 
ter-culture, a row of shells or other objects sus- 
pended on wire to collect the spat. 11. Same 
as chapelet in any of its senses. 
Therby Also ys a parte of a stone upon the whych.Seynt chaplet 1 (chap'let), f. t. [< chapkfl, .] To 
'^S^&'^^SSttSl?*' cro f f orn with a chaplet. 
Torkimitnn, Diarie of En" Travel! p SS Hls forehead chapleted green with wreathy hop. 
. , . .. , Browning, Flight of the Duchess. 
2. An ecclesiastic who renders service to one -i, n _i..4.o, / v, /i *s 
authorized to employ such assistance, as to an chaplet^t (chap'let), . [Dim. of chapel,- cf. 
archbishop, or to a family ; a confessor.- 3 A ML " ca P elleta l A 8m a U h Pel * &- 
clergyman who occupies an official position, 
and performs certain religious functions, in the 
army or navy, in a I 
body, in a charitable 
the chaplain of the House of Representatives. """<" IA mo *>/;-, i/yj/c-, t, w <-,,./n=vmen. 
4. A private secretary to the lady superior ^apman, kopman = D. toopman = OHG. chouf- 
of a convent. man > MHG. koufman, Gr. kaufmann = Icel. kaup- 
Auother nonne with hire hadde she ma(Ul r = Sw - *9W" = Dan. kjobmand), a buyer 
That was hire chapeleyn. or seller, a merchant, < cedp, a bargain, trade. 
Chaucer, Oeu. Trol. to C. T., 1. 164. 
That is the chaplet where that image of your false god 
was enshrined or dwelt. Hammond, On Acts vii. 43. 
tvy, in a legislative or other public chapman (chap man), n. ; pi. chapmen (-men), 
iharitable institution, or the like : as, L< ME. chapman, chepman, < AS. cedpman, also in 
in of the House of Eepresentatives. umlauted forms cl ^^ cyl> . ntan (_ oFries. 
Auxiliary chaplain, an assistant to a parish priest. 
Cathedral chaplain, formerly, an ecclesiastic appointed 
to perform the functions of a non-resident canon, a prac- 
tice checked by the Council of Trent. Episcopal chap- 
lain, an ecclesiastic who officiates in the chapel of a bish- 
op, and who now generally serves as the private secretary 
of the bishop. 
chaplaincy (chap'lan-si), n. [< chaplain + -cy.] 
The office, post, station, or incumbency of a 
chaplain. 
The chaplaincy was refused to me and given to Dr. 
Lambert. Sirift, Letters. 
He [Maurice] held at the same time the chaplaincy of 
Lincoln's Inn. Enct/c. Brit., XV. 638. 
chaplainry (chap'lan-ri), n. [< chapltiin + -ry.] 
Same as chaplaincy. 
chaplainship (cha'p'lan-ship), n. [< chaplain 
+ -ship.] 1. The office or post of a chaplain. 
+ man, man: see cheap, n. (and cf. chap*, r.), 
and man. Hence, by abbr., chap 3 , q. v.J If. A 
Ther weore chapmen i-chose the chatfare to prcise. 
Piers Plowman (A), v. 174. 
A companye of chapmen riche. 
Chaucer, Man of Law's Tale, 1. 37. 
Fair Diomed, you do as chapmen do, 
Dispraise the thing that you desire to buy. 
Shak., T. and C., iv. 1. 
2. An itinerant merchant; a peddler. 
When chapman billies leave the street. 
Burns, Tarn o' Shanter, 1. 1. 
Not like a petty chapman, by retaile, but like a great 
marchant, by wholesale. Marston, Dutch Courtezan, i. i 
The rest of the trade of the country was in the hands of 
the chapman, or salesman, who journeyed from hall to 
J. R. Green, Conq. of Eug., p. 82'J 
The Bethesda of some knight's chaplainship where they Chapmanhpodt (chap'man-hud), n. [ME. chap- 
bring grace to his good cheer. Milton, Colasterion. manhotle, < chapman + -hode, -hood.] The con- 
2. The possession or revenue of a chapel. ditipn of a chapman or tradesman; mercantile 
ihaplet,"- [ME., <OF. chaple, chappie, chai pie, usine 8s; trade. 
cl,,,pel, caple, a felling of timber, the violent chapmanryt (chap man-n), n. [ME. chap- 
shock of battle, battle, carnage, < chapler '"""'V/' ';< chapman + -ry.~\ Trade; business; 
chappter, cliappeler, chappelUr, chabler, capeler. custom - Catholicon Anglicum, 1483. 
strike violently, cut down cut to pieces fight He ls '""d 6 ** i" ' prices, . . . which gets him much 
with, mod. F. chapeler, chip or rasp bread, F. *" Document, dated l<X>l(Ar C k<*ol., XII. 191). 
dial, chapler, chapter, chapter, chapla, cut to chapmanwaret, . [ME., < chapman + irare?.'] 
pieces, < ML. capulare, cut, cut off, cut up, per- Merchandise. Catholicon Anglicum, 1483. 
haps an accom. freq. of canpare, copparc, co- chap-money (chap'mun''i), n. [< chap* + 
money.'] A sum abated or given back by a 
seller on receiving payment. [Prov. Eng.]" 
hapote (Sp. pron. cha-po'ta), . [Mex.] The 
Mexican name for the black persimmon, Diog- 
pi/roK Texana. 
pare, cut, chop, of Teut. origin : see chopl.] 
The violent shock of battle ; battle ; carnage. . v --. 
The two kynges were remounted, and than be-gan the Chapote (Sp. pron. cha-po'ta), . 
chaple full dolerouse and crcwell and full mortal. 
M.-rlin (K. E. T. S.), Hi. :>. 
chapter 
chapournated (sha-poVna-tcil), n. [< rhapovr- 
n(et) + -at<u + -eiP.] In l,i r., <-linrged with a 
r]ia|MHinict : Kakl of the escutcheon or ordinary 
upon which the cliapournet is charged . 
chapournet (slia-piir'net), . [Acorrii]>tioii<if 
I', "i-liii/ii-i-iiiiint, dim. of chaprriiii, a hoo<l : Me 
i-liiiprruii.'] In ln:r., a bearing consisting .,| -., 
part cut off from an ordinal y. 
as the chief, and bounded by a 
curved line, as if in partial re- 
semblance of a hood. Thus, tin- 
illustration hoi m-ni-nt on a i-hii-f 
\'|I. a i-liajioiii M'-t rlmhie.- Cna- 
pournet crested, in her., a chaixnir. 
net Inning in tin- miilillt- a bei-ondiiry 
ol minor riirv-i- aUo coiivt-v. It is t-\. 
plained as the repiVM ntaiion uf a IIOIM) 
wornovt-rii liehiit-t-i-ri-st, whirl, 
it to ric in the middle. Chapournet 
reversed, in /.'/-., a i lia]iounn-t with 
the ron\L-\ rurve ilownwanl. It is 
Ardent on .1 I lii--f 
vert, a Cli 
inetilnes 
in the Held directly, and !ln n i--^ miiic, tlir IMMI! ui a 
i-loak or mpe liali^'ili^ ilow n tin- hark. 
chappet, a. An obsolete form of <-/ir//i< . 
chappe (sha-pa'), a. [F., < chappr, cha/ie, a 
chape: see chape.'] In her., having a chape or 
boterol : said of the scabbard of the sword, the 
tint-lure being mentioned: us. a sword scab- 
barded red, chappe or. Also eliapetl. 
chappie (chap'i), n. See chappy*. 
chappin (chap'in), w. A Scoteh form of chopiii. 
chappingt (chap'ing), 11. [Verbal n. of o/ipi.] 
Ground full of chinks and crevices, arising from 
drought. Halliicell. 
chappy 1 (chap'i), a. [< chap^ + -yl.] Full of 
chaps; cleft. Also written choppy. Mink. 
chappy-, chappie (chap'i), n. A familiar or 
affected diminutive of chaj> s . 
chapras (cha-prSs'), . [Hind, ehaprds, a plate 
worn on a belt as a mark of office ; the badge 
of a peon.] Same as chuprassy. 
chapt. Another spelling of chapped, past par- 
ticiple of chap 1 . 
chapter (chap'ter), n. [Early mod. E. also 
elni/>iter, occasionally chapitle, < ME. chapiter, 
chapiture, chapitre, < OF. chapitre (F. chapitre) 
for "chapitlf, capitle, < L. capitulum, a chapter 
of a book, in ML. also a synod or council, dim. 
of capnt (canit-), a head : see chapiter'*, capital*, 
which are doublets of chapter.'] 1. A division 
or section, usually numbered, of a book or 
treatise : as, Genesis contains fifty chapters. 
Abbreviated c., eh., or chap. 
Of the whiche sepulcre is wryten more largely at the 
liegynnynge of this ehaptre. 
Sir R. Guylfordf, Pylgrymage, p. 27. 
2. The council of a bishop, consisting of the 
canons or prebends and other ecclesiastics at- 
tached to a collegiate or cathedral church, and 
presided over by a dean. 
The archbishop [of York] too, since Beckets death, has 
been under a cloud, so the chapter is at sixes and sevens. 
Stubbs, Medieval and Modern Hist., p. 149. 
3. An assembly of the monks in a monastery, 
or of those in a province, or of the entire order. 
Summoned to Lindisfarne, she came, 
There with Saint Cuthlwrt's Abbot old, 
And Tynemouth's Prioress, to hold 
A chapter of Saint Benedict. 
Scott, Marmion, it 4. 
It was and is the common practice of monks to assemble 
every morning to hear a chapter of the rule read, and for 
other purposes. Both the meeting itself and the place 
of meeting gradually obtained the name of rapitulum or 
chapter from this practice. The assembly of the monks 
of one monastery being thus designated "the chapter," 
it Is easy to understand that assemblies of all the monks 
in any province, or of the whole order, came to be called 
" provincial " or " general " chapters. A general chapter, 
In the case of most of the orders, is held once in three 
years. Cath. Diet. 
4. The place in which the business of the 
chapter of a cathedral or monastery is con- 
ducted; a chapter-house. 5. A name given to 
the meetings of certain organized orders and 
societies: as, to hold a chapter of the Garter, or 
of the College of Arms. 6. A branch of some 
society or brotherhood, usually consisting of the 
members resident in one locality : as, the grand 
chapter of the royal order of Kil winning; a 
chapter of a college fraternity. 7. A decretal 
epistle. Aylije. 8. A place where delinquents 
receive discipline and correction. Ayliffe. 
Chapter of accidents, (a) A series of chances ; chance 
in general. 
Let us trust to time and the chapter of accident*. 
Smollett. 
(6) A series of mishaps ; a succession of mischances. 
The chapter of knowledge is a very short, but the chap- 
ter of accident* is a very long one. 
Lord Chester field, Letter to S. Dayrolles, Feb. 16, 1753. 
To read (one) a chapter, to reprove (one) earnestly : rep- 
rimand. -To the end of the chapter, throughout; to 
