[ˈtʃaptə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a main division of a book, typically with a number or title
(e.g: we will deal with this in chapter eleven)

- a distinctive period in history or in a person's life
(e.g: the people are about to begin a new chapter in their history)

- the governing body of a religious community or knightly order
(e.g: land granted by the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral)

- a local branch of a society
(e.g: a leaflet was issued by the local chapter of the American Cancer Society)


Phrases:
- a chapter of accidents
- chapter and verse

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head’