- Army clergyman - An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs
religious service in a chapel. - A clergyman who is officially attached to the army or
navy, to some public institution, or to a family or court, for the
purpose of performing divine service. - Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct
religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or
a temperance lodge.