father of the chapel
noun/ˌfɑːðər əv ðə ˈtʃæpl/
/ˌfɑːðər əv ðə ˈtʃæpl/
- (in the past) the title of the person in charge of a branch of any of several British trade unions. Some unions in the printing industry called their branches chapels.
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father of the chapel