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Definitions for Chapter
[1] a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
[2] a branch, usually restricted to a given locality, of a society, organization, fraternity, etc.: the Connecticut chapter of the American Red Cross.
[3] an important portion or division of anything: The atomic bomb opened a new chapter in history.
[4] Ecclesiastical . an assembly of the monks in a monastery, of those in a province, or of the entire order. a general assembly of the canons of a church. a meeting of the elected representatives of the provinces or houses of a religious community. the body of such canons or representatives collectively.
[5] any general assembly.
[6] Liturgy . a short scriptural quotation read at various parts of the office, as after the last psalm in the service of lauds, prime, tierce, etc.
[7] Horology . any of the marks or numerals designating the hours on a dial.
[8] to divide into or arrange in chapters.
[9] a section of the Bankruptcy Code that provides for the reorganization of an insolvent corporation under court supervision and can establish a schedule for the payment of debts and, in some cases, a new corporation that can continue to do business.
[10] a division of a written work, esp a narrative, usually titled or numbered
[11] a sequence of events having a common attribute a chapter of disasters
[12] chapter of accidents a series of misfortunes the unforeseeable course of events
[13] an episode or period in a life, history, etc
[14] a numbered reference to that part of a Parliamentary session which relates to a specified Act of Parliament
[15] a branch of some societies, clubs, etc, esp of a secret society
[16] the collective body or a meeting of the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church or of the members of a monastic or knightly order Related adjective: capitular
[17] a general assembly of some organization
[18] chapter and verse exact authority for an action or statement
[19] (tr) to divide into chapters
[20] US the statute regarding the reorganization of a failing business empowering a court to allow the debtors to remain in control of the business to attempt to save it they are in chapter 11
Words related to Chapter
division, episode, member, affiliate, branch, phase, unit, stage, clause, period, topic, part, offshoot, wing
Words nearby Chapter
chappie, chaps, chapstick, chaptalization, chaptalize, chapter, chapter 11, chapter 11 bankruptcy, chapter 7, chapter and verse, chapter head
Origin of Chapter
1175–1225; Middle English chapiter, variant of chapitre < Old French < Latin capitulum little head (capit-, stem of caput head + -ulum -ule); in Late Latin: section of a book; in Medieval Latin: section read at a meeting, hence, the meeting, especially one of canons, hence, a body of canons
Other words from Chapter
chap·ter·al , adjective
un·chap·ter , verb (used with object)
un·chap·tered , adjective
Word origin for Chapter
11C20: from chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act (1978)
Synonyms for Chapter
affiliate, branch, division, episode, member, phase, stage, unit, clause, offshoot, part, period, topic, wing