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Definition of father of the chapel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

father of the chapel

noun
 
/ˌfɑːðər əv ðə ˈtʃæpl/
 
/ˌfɑːðər əv ðə ˈtʃæpl/
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  1. (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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