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CHAPLAIN. A clergyman appointed to say prayers and perform divine service. Each house of congress usually appoints it own chaplain.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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The service at the Royal Palace will be led by Chief Court Chaplain Lars-Goran Lonnermark, the Pastor of the Royal Court Parish.

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Even the priest at the cathedral, who said he was court chaplain, offered little encouragement when consulted.

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With so many reverends as willing court chaplains, folding hands in prayer one moment and clapping them for the warrior President the next, church and state came together once again.