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Definition of Chapelry
1. n. The territorial district legally assigned to a chapel.
Definition of Chapelry
1. Noun. The district attached to a chapel. ¹
2. Noun. A division of a large or populous parish which has its own parochial or district chapel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chapelry
1. the jurisdiction of a chapel [n CHAPELRIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chapelry
Literary usage of Chapelry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Debatesby Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament by Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament (1822)
"And be it further enacted. That when the returning officer of any dis- trict
consisting of more than . "„e parish hamlet chapelry trnd ю ukc ..."
2. A Collection of Acts and Records of Parliament: With Reports of Cases by Sir Henry Gwillim, Charles Ellis (1825)
"In her amended answer she alleged that " she is seised in fee of certain lands
called Forest Glyn Cathy situated partly within the chapelry of St. Michael ..."
3. The History of the Church & Manor of Wigan in the County of Lancaster by George Thomas Orlando Bridgeman (1889)
"chapelry of Up Holland, in the parish of Wigan, into a separate parish: "Whereas
a bill hath passed the House of Commons, and is now in the House of Peers ..."
4. An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County Palatine of by Eneas Mackenzie, M. Ross (1834)
"The chapelry of Hamsterley forms part of the parish of St. Andrew's Auckland,
and is bounded on the north by the parish of Wolsingham, on the west and ..."
5. The Archaeological Journal by Council, British Archaeological Association, Central Committee (1860)
"ON THE PROBABLE IDENTITY OF THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE chapelry ... It is believed by
the writer that the original name of the chapelry was ..."
6. A Topographical Dictionary of England: Comprising the Several Counties by Samuel Lewis (1831)
"EGLETON, a chapelry in the parish and soke of OAKHAM, county of RUTLAND, 2
miles (SE) from Oak- ham, containing 131 inhabitants. ..."
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