Chapter Finished Read Legal History Noun Bre ˈtʃæptə(R

• i've just finished chapter 3.
• in the previous/next/last chapter
• have you read the chapter on the legal system?
• a difficult chapter in our country’s history

chapter

1. a separate section of a book, usually with a number or title
• I've just finished Chapter 3.
• in the previous/next/last chapter
• Have you read the chapter on the legal system?
2. a period of time in a person’s life or in history
• a difficult chapter in our country’s history
3. all the priests of a cathedral or members of a religious community
• a meeting of the dean and chapter
4. a local branch of a society, club, etc.
• the local chapter of the Rotary club
5. the exact details of something, especially the exact place where particular information may be found
• I can't give chapter and verse, but that's the rough outline of our legal position.
6. a series of unfortunate events
• The whole affair has been a chapter of accidents from start to finish.

Extra Examples

• Her return to Kansas ended a particularly unhappy chapter in her life.
• His influence on other writers will be discussed in the next chapter.
• I read the first few chapters and then got bored.
• The author devotes two chapters to language acquisition.
• This chapter covers money and banking.
• a chapter on the city’s architecture
• I’ve just finished Chapter 3.

Word Origin

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