What is CHAPEL? Definition of CHAPEL in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
A place of worship; a lesser or inferior church, sometimes a part of or subordinate to another church. Webster. Rex v. Nixon, 7 Car. & P. 442; In re Atkinson's Will, 120 Misc. 186, 197 N.Y.S. 831, 832.
Chapel of Ease
In English ecclesiastical law. A chapel built in aid of original church for parishioners who had fixed their residence at some distance. 3 Steph. Comm. 151.
Free Chapels So called from their freedom or exemption from all ordinary jurisdiction.
Private Chapels
Chapels owned by private persons, and used by themselves and their families. 2 Steph.Comm. 745.
Proprietary Chapels
In English law. Those belonging to private persons who have purchased or erected them with a view to profit or otherwise.
Public Chapels
In English law, chapels founded later than the church for parishioners who fixed their residence at a distance; and chapels so circumstanced were described as "chapels of ease." 3 Steph.Comm. (7th Ed.) 745.
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