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Chapel of ease
name, noun, slang
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Proper Noun
- 1 A small settlement in Abercarn community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2295).
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. informal
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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