Chapele, sb. chapel, S, MD; chapelle, MD; schapelle, Voc.—­AF. chapele, OF. capele; Church Lat. capella.

Chapelein, sb. chaplain, MD; chape-*leyne, MD,C; chapeleyns, pl.,S2.—­AF. chapelein; Church Lat. capellanus.

Chapiter, sb. the capital of a column, SkD.—­OF. chapitel; Lat. capitellum, dimin. of caput.

Chapitre, sb. a chapter, division of a book, a meeting of clergy, MD, PP; chapiter, S3; chapitere, PP; chapitle, PP; chapitele, PP; capitle, summary, W.—­OF. chapitre, chapitle; Lat. capitulum, dimin. of caput.

Chapitre-hous, sb. chapter-house, PP; chapitel-hous, PP.

Chapman, sb. merchant, C, PP; chapmon, S2, PP; chepmon, S; chapmen, pl., S, S2, C3, PP.—­AS. cA(C)apman.

Chapmanhode, sb. trade, S2, C3.

Chapolory, sb. a kind of scarf, S3; see Scaplorye.

Char, Chare, sb. car, S3; see Carre.

Charbocle, sb. carbuncle (stone), C2; see Carboncle.

Charen, v. to turn, S; see Cherren.

Charge, sb. a load, injunction, responsibility, MD, S2, C3, C, W; charche, MD; carke, S3; karke, MD; cark, MD, G.—­AF. charge, also kark.

Chargen, v. to put a load on, to enjoin, MD, S2; to care for, W, W2; charchyng, pr. p., S3; y-charged, pp.,S2; charged, S2.—­AF. charger-, OF. cargier’, Late Lat. carricare.  See Carry.

Chargeouse, adj. burdensome, W; chariouse, W2.

Charitee, sb. charity, C2; charyte,S2; charite, MD,S2,G; carited, S; kariteA3/4, MD.—­AF. charite, OF. caritet, Prov. caritat; Lat. caritatem.  Cf. Cherte.

Chari3*, adj. sad, S.—­AS. cearig; cp.  OS. karag.  See Care.

Charnel, sb charnel-house, P, SkD.—­AF. charnel, carnel; Lat. carnalem.

Chartre, sb. prison, S, MD.—­OF. chartre,, Ps. 141. 7; Lat. carcerem, see Brachet.  For tr from original cr, compare OF. veintre; Lat. vincere.

Chartre, sb. charter, S, PP.—­AF. chartre; Lat. chartula, dimin. of charta.

Chase, sb. hunting, pursuit, also, hunting-ground, MD; chas, MD; chays, S3.—­AF. chace, hunting-ground.

Chaser, sb. hunter (horse), chaser, MD; chaseris, pl., S2.