chapterhouse

/ ˈtʃæptəˌhaʊs /

noun

the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
the meeting place of a college fraternity or sorority

Langton built the chapterhouse at Chichester, and was a benefactor of the university of Oxford.

Large portions also remain of the sacristy, chapterhouse, and calefactory.

The provincial museum occupies the chapterhouse and contains some interesting Roman monuments.

The painting is extant in the chapterhouse, and is a very fair and unrestored specimen of his best style.

The Chapterhouse were obliged to remit half their rents from the farmers ruined by the war.

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[flab-er-gast ]

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