English Explanatory Dictionary

chapel of ease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chapel built in a remote part of a parish to meet the needs of those who live far from the parish church.
  2. A privy; a toilet.
name
  1. A small settlement in Abercarn community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2295).

Word forms

chapel of ease chapels of ease

Etymology

Originally a chapel built for a Lady Llanover, which was demolished in the 1960s, but the name survives for the area. There was also a Baptist chapel in the same area.

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