a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; he read a chapter every night before falling asleep'

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'

a local branch of some fraternity or association; he joined the Atlanta chapter'

an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church

a series of related events forming an episode; a chapter of disasters'