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Meaning
Noun
●
One of the main
sections
into which the
text
of a
book
is divided.
A
section
of a work, a
collection
of
works
, or
fragments
of
works
, often
manuscripts
or
transcriptions
,
created
by
scholars
or
advocates
, not the
original
authors
, to
aid
in
finding
portions
of the texts.
●
Certain
ecclesiastical
bodies
(under
canon
law)
An
assembly
of
monks
,
prebendaries
and/or
other
clergymen
connected
with a
cathedral
,
conventual
or
collegiate church
, or of a
diocese
, usually
presided
over by the dean.
A
community
of
canons
or canonesses.
A bishop's council.
●
A
section
of a social body.
An
administrative division
of an organization, usually local to a specific area.
An
organized
branch
of some
society
or
fraternity
, such as the Freemasons.
●
A
meeting
of certain
organized
societies
or orders.
●
A
chapter
house
●
A
sequence
(of
events
), especially when
presumed
related and likely to continue.
●
A
location
or compartment.
●
In Roman Catholicism:
A
prescribed
reading
at one
of the
canonical
hours.
Verb
●
To
divide
into chapters.
●
To
put
into a chapter.
●
In Military:
To use
administrative
procedure
to
remove
someone.
●
To
take to
task.
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chapter
English
chapiter
Middle English (1100-1500)
chapitre
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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