chapel of ease

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chapel of ease¹

noun chapels of ease

  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. informal A privy; a toilet.

Chapel of Ease²

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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.

proper noun

  1. A small settlement in Abercarn community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2295).

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noun remote chapel

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@misc{chapel_of_ease_2026,
  title = {chapel of ease},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chapel%20of%20ease},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}