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▪ I. ‖ chela1 Zool.|ˈkiːlə|
In 7 chely. pl. chelæ |ˈkiːliː|.
[ad. L. chēlē or its orig. Gr. χηλή crab's claw.]
A term for the prehensile claws of crabs and lobsters; also, of scorpions.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iii. v, It happeneth often..that a Lobster hath the chely or great claw of one side longer then the other. 1664Power Exp. Philos. i. 14 The Field Spider had before, two Claws..just like a Crab's claws, with two black tips, like the chely's in Crabs. 1870Rolleston Anim. Life 93 The chela of the scorpion. 1871Darwin Desc. Man I. ix. 330 In the higher crustaceans the anterior legs form a pair of chelæ or pincers.
▪ II. ‖ chela2|ˈtʃeɪlə|
Also cheelah.
[Hindī chēlā slave, servant, pupil, disciple:—Pāli chētō, Skr. chēta, chētaka slave, servant.]
In esoteric Buddhism, a novice qualifying himself for initiation. Also, one who occupies the position of disciple and servant; a follower or pupil. Hence chelaship.
1834A. Prinsep Baboo II. ii. 24 She..met the Gosaeen and his Chêla, followed by two Coolies. 1883Sinnett Esoteric Buddhism i. 15 The chela, or pupil of occultism. Ibid. 169 In the East, such a resolution in the highest degree leads to chelaship, to the pursuit of truth. 1885Daily News 14 Feb. 5/2 King Theebaw as a devout Cheelah, with Colonel Olcott for his learned and gallant Gooroo. 1887L'pool Daily Post 14 Feb. 5/4 He went through the various degrees of chelaship till he became a mahatma, or adept. 1894R. Kipling 2nd Jungle Bk. (1895) 35 Would he need a chela—a disciple—to beg for him? 1957R. B. Lockhart Friends, Foes & Foreigners iii. vii. 223 Mr. Baldwin, then [c 1936] Prime Minister, emphasised the loneliness of Mr. Churchill by referring to him as attended ‘by his two faithful chelas’. |