chapter
[ chap-ter ]
/ ˈtʃæp tər /
noun
verb (used with object)
to divide into or arrange in chapters.
Origin of chapter
1175–1225; Middle English
chapiter, variant of
chapitre < Old French < Latin
capitulum little head (
capit-, stem of
caput head +
-ulum
-ule); in Late Latin: section of a book; in Medieval Latin: section read at a meeting, hence, the meeting, especially one of canons, hence, a body of canons
OTHER WORDS FROM chapter
chap·ter·al, adjective un·chap·ter, verb (used with object) un·chap·tered, adjectiveWords nearby chapter
Definition for chapter (2 of 2)
Chapter 11
or Chapter Eleven, Chapter XI
noun U.S. Law.
a section of the Bankruptcy Code that provides for the reorganization of an insolvent corporation under court supervision and can establish a schedule for the payment of debts and, in some cases, a new corporation that can continue to do business.
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British Dictionary definitions for chapter (1 of 2)
chapter
/ (ˈtʃæptə) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to divide into chapters
Word Origin for chapter
C13: from Old French
chapitre, from Latin
capitulum, literally: little head, hence, section of writing, from
caput head; in Medieval Latin: chapter of scripture or of a religious rule, a gathering for the reading of this, hence, assemblage of clergy
British Dictionary definitions for chapter (2 of 2)
chapter 11
noun
US
the statute regarding the reorganization of a failing business empowering a court to allow the debtors to remain in control of the business to attempt to save it
they are in chapter 11
Word Origin for chapter 11
C20: from
chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act (1978)