chapter house

American  

noun

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of chapter house

before 1150; Middle English chapitelhus, Old English captelhus

Example Sentences

Before the Chapter House opened, Indigenous Angelenos would see each other at a handful of annual events at the Autry Museum of the American West, like the powwow hosted by the nonprofit United American Indian Involvement.

From Los Angeles Times

The Chapter House was founded virtually in 2020 by Robbins, who grew up on the Navajo Reservation, which sprawls across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.

From Los Angeles Times

Robbins founded the Chapter House on four pillars: wellness, community, art and nature.

From Los Angeles Times

“But I don’t feel like there are a lot of spaces for native millennials and zoomers. That’s something that really excited me about the Chapter House. It’s for all ages, but it really does feel like it’s on the pulse of the really great artistic gains that native folks are doing now.”

From Los Angeles Times

Burgundy Trejo Phoenix, an Yaqui actress who voices a character named Squash in “Spirit Rangers,” first connected with the Chapter House when it screened the Season 4 finale of the kids show in April.

From Los Angeles Times

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