chaplainship

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

chaplainship
    n 1: the position of chaplain [syn: {chaplaincy},
         {chaplainship}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chaplainship \Chap"lain*ship\, n.
   1. The office or business of a chaplain.
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            The Bethesda of some knight's chaplainship.
                                                  --Milton.
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   2. The possession or revenue of a chapel. --Johnson.
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