chapter

Meanings

Plural: chapters

Noun

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
- "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"
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"
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
a series of related events forming an episode
- "a chapter of disasters"
One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided.
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.
Certain ecclesiastical bodies (under canon law)
A community of canons or canonesses.
Certain ecclesiastical bodies (under canon law)
A bishop's council.
A section of a social body.
An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.
A section of a social body.
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.
A prescribed reading at one of the canonical hours.

Verb

To divide into chapters.
To put into a chapter.
To use administrative procedure to remove someone.
To take to task.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English chapitre, from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum (“a chapter of a book, in Medieval Latin also a synod or council”), diminutive of caput (“a head”); see capital, capitulum, and chapiter, which are doublets of chapter.

Synonyms

capitule, ch., chpt.

Scrabble Score: 14

chapter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
chapter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chapter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

chapter is a valid Words With Friends word