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A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty
chapters. |
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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. |
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A community of canons or canonesses. |
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A bishop's council. |
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A business meeting of any religious community. |
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An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of
the Freemasons. |
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A meeting of certain organized societies or orders. |
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A chapter house. |
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A decretal epistle. |
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A location or compartment. |
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To divide into chapters, as a book. |
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To correct; to bring to book, i. e., to demand chapter
and verse. |