chapter house

noun

1

: a building, room, or suite of rooms where a chapter meets or transacts its business

2

: a meeting place or residence of a local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority

Word History

Etymology

Middle English chapitre hous, from chapitre chapter + hous house

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