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chapelmaster

noun

Etymology

Compound of chapel + master.

  1. derived from maistre
  2. derived from *méǵh₂s✻
  3. derived from magester
  4. derived from magister — “chief, teacher, leader”
  5. inherited from mǣster
  6. inherited from maister
  7. compounded as chapelmaster — “chapel + master”

Definitions

  1. A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's…

    A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.

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