Lectionary Calendar
Monday, March 31st, 2025
the Fourth Week of Lent
There are 20 days til Easter!
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!

Bible Encyclopedias
Chapman

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Chaplain
Next Entry
Chapra
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

(from O. Eng. ceap, and Mid. Eng. cheap, to barter, cf. "Cheapside" in London, and Ger. Kaufmann), one who buys or sells, a trader or dealer, especially an itinerant pedlar. The word "chap," now a slang term, meant originally a customer.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Chapman'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/chapman.html. 1910.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile