chapter meaning and definition

CHAPTER noun

Definition of chapter (noun)

1. a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
   • "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"
2. any distinct period in history or in a person's life
   • "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"
3. a local branch of some fraternity or association
   • "he joined the Atlanta chapter"
4. an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
5. a series of related events forming an episode
   • "a chapter of disasters"