Sekirov Dictionary

chapter

UK /ˈt͡ʃæptə(r)/US /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/

noun14

  1. a group of pages in a book, under its own number or name, that covers one stage of the story or subject
  2. 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.
  3. A section of a social body.
  4. An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.
  5. An organized branch of some society or fraternity, such as the Freemasons.
  6. Certain ecclesiastical bodies (under canon law)
  7. 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.
  8. A community of canons or canonesses.
  9. A bishop's council.
  10. A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue.
  11. A meeting of a chapter of certain organized societies or orders.
  12. A chapter house
  13. A prescribed reading at one of the canonical hours.
  14. (no longer used) A location or compartment.

verb4

  1. To divide into chapters.
  2. To use administrative procedure to remove someone.
  3. To put into a chapter.
  4. To take to task.
forms

chaptered · chaptering · chapters

Phrases with chapter

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