Etymology : Middle English chapitre, from Old French, from Late Latin capitulum division of a book and Medieval Latin, meeting place of canons, from Latin, diminutive of capit-, caput head; more at HEAD
Pronunciation : 'chap-t&r
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. one of the main divisions of a book or other literary work; phase, stage, period; local branch of an organization; assembly of church leaders. chapter\chap"ter\ , n. [of. chapitre, f. chapitre, fr. l. capitulum, dim. of caput head, the chief person or thing, the principal division of a writing, chapter. see:
chief, and cf, chapiter.].
2. a division of a book or treatise; as, genesis has fifty chapters.
3. (eccl.) (a) 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. (b) a community of canons or canonesses. (c) a bishop's council. (d) a business meeting of any religious community.
4. an organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the freemasons.
5. a meeting of certain organized societies or orders.
6. a chapter house. [r.].
7. a decretal epistle.
8. a location or compartment. in his bosom! in what chapter of his bosom?chapter head, orchapter heading, 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.
9. A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty chapters.
10. 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.
11. A community of canons or canonesses.
12. A bishop's council.
13. A business meeting of any religious community.
14. An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons.
15. A meeting of certain organized societies or orders.
16. A chapter house.
17. A decretal epistle.
18. A location or compartment.
19. To divide into chapters, as a book.
20. To correct; to bring to book, i. e., to demand chapter and verse. a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters" a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter" an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship".
21. 1. A chapter is one of the parts that a book is divided into. Each chapter has a number, and sometimes a title. Chromium supplements were used successfully in the treatment of diabetes I took the title of this chapter from one of my favorite books.
22. A chapter in someone's life or in history is a period of time during which a major event or series of related events takes place. This had been a particularly difficult chapter in Lebanon's recent history. one of the most dramatic chapters of recent British politics.
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