Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - chapel

 noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, from Medieval Latin cappella, from diminutive of Late Latin cappa cloak; from the cloak of Saint Martin of Tours preserved as a sacred relic in a ~ built for that purpose  Date: 13th century  1. a subordinate or private place of worship: as  a. a place of worship serving a residence or institution  b. a small house of worship usually associated with a main church  c. a room or recess in a church for meditation and prayer or small religious services  2. a place of worship used by a Christian group other than an established church a nonconformist ~  3. a choir of singers belonging to a ~  4. a ~ service or assembly at a school or college  5. an association of the employees in a printing office  6.  a. funeral home  b. a room for funeral services in a funeral home