chapter house

noun

Ecclesiastical. a building attached to or a hall forming part of a cathedral or monastery, used as a meeting place for the chapter.

a building used by a chapter of a society, fraternity, sorority, etc.

Nearby words

chapter 11, chapter 11 bankruptcy, chapter 7, chapter and verse, chapter head, chapter house, chapter ring, chapter stop, chapterhouse, chaptrel, chapultepec

Origin of chapter house

before 1150; Middle English chapitelhus, Old English captelhus

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Examples from the Web for chapterhouse

In 1511 the Chapterhouse records a tavern brawl that was settled on the spot.
The Story of Rouen|Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
Large portions also remain of the sacristy, chapterhouse, and calefactory.
The Heart of Wessex|Sidney Heath
At last the Chapter assembled, the doors were shut, and every avenue to the Chapterhouse was strictly guarded.
The Story of Rouen|Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
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 chapterhouse

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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