資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chela \Che"la\, n. [Hind. ch[=e]la, orig., slave, fr. Skr.
   c[=e][.t]a, c[=e][.t]aka, slave, servant.]
   In India, a dependent person occupying a position between
   that of a servant or slave and a disciple; hence, a disciple
   or novice. -- {Che"la*ship}, n.