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Chapellanry, n. Also: chapel-, chapilanry, -rie, chapellanrie, pl. -reis, chapellanery, pl. -reis, chapellenrie, pl. -anreis, chaipellanry, -rie; chapel(l)-, chapillandry, -rie, chaipollandry. [f. Chapellane. See also Chaplanry and Cheplanry.] The office of a chaplain; a chaplaincy.(a) 1456 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 21.
At the giffin of the chapilnary [sic] of Saynt Nichallis altar to Sir Henry Hervy Ib.
Sen that chapelnary [sic] of Saynt Nichallis altar was than vakande 1475 Peebles B. Rec. 173.
The sayde Sir Lourans chapellan, to be present and put in the sayd seruis of chapellanry 1485 Acta Conc. *104/2.
Landis … pertening to the said maister Clement and his chapellanry of Sanct Nicholas in the parische Kirk of Edinburghe 1509 Reg. Privy S. I. 284/1.
Advocatiounis and donatiouns of kirkis and chappelanerys of the sammyn Ib.
Kirkis and chapellaneriis 1534 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 68.
The chapellanrie of Sanct Eloyis alter within Sanct Gelys kirk 1541 Treas. Acc. VII. 478.
To Schir Alexander Boyd, chaiplane … for ane hous mayll … pertenyng to his chapelanrie 1567 Reg. Privy C. I. 497.
The annuellis of alteragis, chapellanereis, and obittis … quhairevir the samyn sal happin to vaik 1571 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 229.
The prebendarie or chaipellanry of A., liand in the diocy of S., … the said prebendarie or chaipellanrie of A. 1584 Acts III. 371/1.
The infeftment gevin … of the … patronages of kirkis and chappellanreis 1627 Orkney Rentals iii. 86.
All chapellanries … ar inclosit within the bosome of the prowestis prowisioune(b) 1495 Acta Conc. 400/2.
That quhateuer my lordis did … anent the chapellandry of Iordainhill … suld turne him to na preiudice 1533 Boece xvi. vi. 620.
Dauid … foundit vij chaipollandryis in the kirk of Donde 1605 Glasgow Prot. II. 116.
Tua chapillandries callit Sanct Iohn and Sanct Nicollis chapillandries, … lyand without the Eist Port 1641 Peebles B. Rec. 107.
Considering that thair were diverse prebandries, chapelandries, [etc.] … foundit within the said burgh of Peibilles