| Chapter (chapter) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Chap"ter |
| [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.] |
A division of a
book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty
chapters.
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.
An organized branch of some society or
fraternity as of the Freemasons.
A meeting of certain organized
societies or orders.
A chapter house.
A decretal epistle.
A location or compartment.
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| Chapter (chapter) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Chap"ter |
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To divide into chapters, as a book.
To correct; to bring to book, i.
e., to demand chapter and verse.
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