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Chapter — • Designates certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies, said to be derived from the chapter of the rule book, which it was the custom to read in the assemblies of monks Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Chapter     Chapter …   Catholic encyclopedia

Chapter — Chap ter, n. [OF. chapitre, F. chapitre, fr. L. capitulum, dim. of caput head, the chief person or thing, the principal division of a writing, chapter. See {Chief}, and cf, {Chapiter}.] 1. A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

chapter — 1> глава, раздел (книги); Ex: to the end of the chapter до конца главы; до самого конца, до последнего; Ex: a curious chapter in history любопытная страница истории 2> капитул (церковный, монашеский, рыцарский и т. п.) 3> собрание капитула 4>… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

chapter — 1. noun 1) глава (книги) to the end of the chapter до конца гла вы; fig. до самого конца chapter and verse 2) тема, сюжет enough on thatchapter довольно об этом 3) собрание каноников или членов монашеского/ры царского ордена chapter of accidents… …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Chapter — Chap ter, v. t. 1. To divide into chapters, as a book. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. To correct; to bring to book, i. e., to demand chapter and verse. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

chapter — I (branch) noun affiliate, associate, branch member, branch office, bureau, component, department, division, local, local office, lodge, member, office, organ, section, subdivision, subsidiary II (division) noun article, caput, clause, column,… …   Law dictionary

chapter — ˈtʃæptə 1. сущ. 1) глава (книги); перен. отрезок, период closing chapter ≈ заключительная глава introductory, opening chapter ≈ первая глава, вступительная глава a new chapter in my life ≈ новая глава/новый этап/новый период в моей жизни chapter… …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

Chapter — For Wikimedia chapters, see m:Wikimedia chapters on Meta. Chapter, as an organizational class title, may refer to: A main division of a piece of writing or document, as a Chapter (books) and a chapter in legislation. As legislation the word… …   Wikipedia

chapter — 1. noun a) One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided. chapter of accidents b) An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area. You know that Mr. Armadal …   Wiktionary

chapter — noun Etymology: Middle English chapitre, from Anglo French chapitre, chapitle, from Late Latin capitulum division of a book & Medieval Latin, meeting place of canons, from Latin, diminutive of capit , caput head more at head Date: 13th century 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

chapter — chapteral, adj. /chap teuhr/, n. 1. a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title. 2. a branch, usually restricted to a given locality, of a society, organization, fraternity, etc.: the Connecticut chapter of …   Universalium