01 n. A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty chapters.
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A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty chapters.
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An assembly of monks, or of the prebends and other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual, or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean.(Eccl.)
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3.
An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons.
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A meeting of certain organized societies or orders.
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A chapter house.[R.]
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A decretal epistle.
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A location or compartment.“In his bosom! In what chapter of his bosom?” — Shak.
Phrases & compounds
Chapter head —
that which stands at the head of a chapter, as a title.
Chapter house —
a house or room where a chapter meets, esp. a cathedral chapter.
The chapter of accidents —
chance.