Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Chela

Chela , noun

[New Latin, from Greek chhlh` claw.]

(Zoology) The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.

Chela , noun

[Hind. chēla, orig., slave, from Sanskrit cēta, cētaka, 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.