1. A subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
   "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"
    
2. 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"
    
3. A series of related events forming an episode
   "a chapter of disasters"
    
4. [N. Amer] A local branch of some fraternity or association
   "he joined the Atlanta chapter"
    
5. An ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
   "The chapter met to discuss the renovation of the abbey"

Derived forms: chapters

Type of: assembly, club, episode, gild, guild, lodge, order, phase, section, social club, society, stage, subdivision

Part of: association, frat [N. Amer, informal], fraternity [N. Amer], text, textual matter

Encyclopedia: Chapter