chela
- n a Hindu disciple of a swami
- n a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
- All these things were duly uncovered, with the help of the kindly wisdom of the Lama and his marvelous chela so that Ommony found himself at the end with a mission on his .
- Baldwin scored Bracken as "Winston's faithful chela" (Hindu for disciple), lived to see him rise high in the wartime government and in Churchill's confidence.