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Noun: chapterhouse
  1. A building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter
    "The monks gathered in the chapterhouse to discuss important matters of the order"
     
  2. A house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity
    "The fraternity brothers gathered at the chapterhouse for their weekly meeting";
    - fraternity house, frat house [informal]

Derived forms: chapterhouses

Type of: building, edifice, house

Encyclopedia: Chapterhouse