Chapter meaning

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”