chapterhouse

ˈʧæptərˌhaʊs

Definition

Definition of chapterhouse - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

architecture

TECH.

building used for meetings by a chapter in a cathedral or monastery

TECH.

The monks gathered in the chapterhouse to discuss the abbey's finances.

assembly hall

fraternity

Rare

meeting place for a college fraternity

Rare

The fraternity held its annual meeting in the chapterhouse.

clubhouse

lodge

meeting place

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building used for meetings by a chapter in a cathedral or monastery

Origin of chapterhouse

Latin, capitulum (chapter) + domus (house)

Examples of chapterhouse in a sentence

The chapterhouse was renovated last year.
The chapterhouse was buzzing with excitement during the reunion.
Renovations of the chapterhouse were completed last fall.

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French:salle capitulaire, local de fraternité, ...
German:Kapitelhaus, Verbindungshaus, ...
Italian:sala capitolare, capitolo, ...
Spanish:capítulo, casa capitular, ...
Portuguese:capítulo, sede da fraternidade, ...
Chinese:议事厅, 会所, ...
Japanese:会議室, 集会所, ...
Arabic:قاعة الاجتماع, مَقَر الجَمْعِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:בֵּית הַפֶּרֶק, בֵּית אָחוָה, ...
Russian:капитул, домик братства, ...
Ukrainian:капітул, будинок братства, ...
Hindi:चैप्टरहाउस, सभा भवन, ...
Bengali:চ্যাপ্টারহাউস, ...
Catalan:capítol, casa capitular, ...
Czech:kapitulní síň, dům bratrstva, ...
Danish:kapitelhus, broderhus, ...
Dutch:kapittelhuis, verenigingshuis, ...
Greek:κεφαλαιοστάσιο, σπίτι της αδελφότητας, ...
Hungarian:káptalanterem, testvériségi ház, ...
Khmer:អគារសម្រាប់កិច្ចប្រជុំរបស់ក្រុមសមាជិកក្នុងវិហារធំ ឬវត្តអារាម, កន្លែងប្រជុំរបស់សមាគមនិស្សិតបុរសនៅមហាវិទ្យាល័យ, ...
Korean:챕터하우스, 모임 장소, ...
Persian:خانه فصل, خانه انجمن, ...
Polish:kapitularz, dom bractwa, ...
Portuguese (BR):sala capitular, capítulo, ...
Romanian:sala capitulară, casa capitulară, ...
Swedish:kapitelhus, föreningshus, ...
Thai:ห้องประชุมของวัด, บ้านชมรม, ...
Turkish:toplantı odası, kardeşlik evi, ...
Vietnamese:phòng họp của tu viện, nhà hội, ...

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