Meaning of chapter In English

• 0 any of the separate parts into which a book or other piece of text is divided, usually given a number or title:

  • Read Chapter 10 before class tomorrow.

• 1 a period that is part of a larger amount of time during which something happens:

  • The period before the revolution is an interesting chapter in British history.

  • That chapter of my life closed when I had a serious riding accident.

• 2 a group of people that is in charge of a religious community:

  • He persuaded the cathedral chapter to let the college use the room for worship.

  • This title was given to an ecclesiastical official who was head of a chapter of canons in a cathedral.

  • The local chapter of the League of Women Voters meets at the library.

• 3 any of the separate parts into which a book or other piece of text is divided, usually numbered or given a title

• 4 a period that is part of a larger amount of time during which something happens:

  • The Great Depression was a tragic chapter in the history of the nation.

• 5 a local division of a larger organization:

  • The local chapter of the League of Women Voters meets at the library.

• 6 a local group of members who belong to a larger organization:

  • the New York chapter of the Public Relations Society of America

• 7 one of the sections of a large text such as a book, business report, or legal document:

  • Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code