[ppaul]

Yee

chap-lain: 1. A clergyman in charge of a chapel.
- Merriam Webster online dictionary

But, Muslims don't have "chapels"!!!
So how the heck can a Muslim be a chaplain?

[Dave Elias]

"chap-lain: 1. A clergyman in charge of a chapel.
- Merriam Webster online dictionary

But, Muslims don't have "chapels"!!!
So how the heck can a Muslim be a chaplain?"

Yes but the far more respected OED defines it thus:

cha'plain (-lin) n. Clergyman on institution, private chapel, ship, regiment, etc.; ~cy; n. [F f. L (CHAPEL)]