{"era":"current","word":"chaplain","meaning":"a clergyman appointed to conduct religious services for a private institution, military unit, prison, or similar body","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"chapelein","meaning":"clergyman","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"cappellanus","meaning":"clergyman; custodian of St. Martin's cloak","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"capella","meaning":"little cape; chapel, sanctuary","children":[],"language":"Late Latin"}],"language":"Medieval Latin"}],"language":"Old French"}],"language":"Modern English"}