chapter
The definition of a chapter is a main division.
(noun)- An example of a chapter is a section of a book.
- An example of a chapter is a branch of an organization.
Chapter is defined as to divide a book into chapters.
(verb)An example of chapter is to break a book into sections.
See chapter in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- any of the main divisions of a book or other writing
- a thing like a chapter; part; episode: a chapter of one's life
Origin: from meeting at which a chapter of monastic rule, etc. was read
a formal meeting of canons headed by a dean, or of the members of a religious order- those assembled at such a meeting
- ☆ a local branch of a club, fraternity, etc.
Origin: ME & OFr chapitre, chapitle < L capitulum, head, capital (in LL, division of a writing; in ML, church division), dim. of caput, head
transitive verb
See chapter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- One of the main divisions of a relatively lengthy piece of writing, such as a book, that is usually numbered or titled.
- A distinct period or sequence of events, as in history or a person's life: Steamboat travel opened a new chapter in America's exploration of the West.
- A local branch of an organization, such as a club or fraternity: The Chicago chapter is admitting new members this year.
- Ecclesiastical a. An assembly of the canons of a church or of the members of a religious residence.b. The canons of a church or the members of a religious residence considered as a group.
- A short scriptural passage read after the psalms in certain church services.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English chaptre
Origin: , variant of chapitre, chapter, chapiter
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , alteration of chapitle
Origin: , from Latin capitulum
Origin: , diminutive of caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots
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