chapter house

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

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

Origin of chapter house

before 1150; Middle English chapitelhus, Old English captelhus

In 1511 the Chapterhouse records a tavern brawl that was settled on the spot.

The Story of Rouen |Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
Large portions also remain of the sacristy, chapterhouse, and calefactory.

The Heart of Wessex |Sidney Heath
At last the Chapter assembled, the doors were shut, and every avenue to the Chapterhouse was strictly guarded.

The Story of Rouen |Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
The painting is extant in the chapterhouse, and is a very fair and unrestored specimen of his best style.

Fra Bartolommeo and Andrea D'Agnolo |Leader Scott

The Chapterhouse were obliged to remit half their rents from the farmers ruined by the war.

The Story of Rouen |Sir Theodore Andrea Cook

chapterhouse

/ (ˈtʃæptəˌhaʊs) /

the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets

US the meeting place of a college fraternity or sorority