chapter house

Langton built the chapterhouse at Chichester, and was a benefactor of the university of Oxford.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
Large portions also remain of the sacristy, chapterhouse, and calefactory.
The Heart of Wessex|Sidney Heath
The provincial museum occupies the chapterhouse and contains some interesting Roman monuments.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4|Various
The painting is extant in the chapterhouse, and is a very fair and unrestored specimen of his best style.
Fra Bartolommeo and Andrea D'Agnolo|Leader Scott

The Chapterhouse were obliged to remit half their rents from the farmers ruined by the war.
The Story of Rouen|Sir Theodore Andrea Cook

British Dictionary definitions for chapter house

chapterhouse

/ (ˈtʃæptəˌhaʊs) /

noun

the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets

US the meeting place of a college fraternity or sorority

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