Definition of "chapter" []

• One of the main divisions of a relatively lengthy piece of writing, such as a book, that is usually numbered or titled. (noun)
• A distinct period or sequence of events, as in history or a person's life: Steamboat travel opened a new chapter in America's exploration of the West. (noun)
• A local branch of an organization, such as a club or fraternity: The Chicago chapter is admitting new members this year. (noun)
• Ecclesiastical An assembly of the canons of a church or of the members of a religious residence. (noun)
• Ecclesiastical The canons of a church or the members of a religious residence considered as a group. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "$query3 = "SELECT recnum FROM basicinfo WHERE storyname = '$story_title' AND chapter = '$chapter' AND chapter_id = '$subchapter'";"
• "It is also possible to navigate the message tree using a method on MbsElement (Listing getChild ( "XMLNSC"); $document = $xml - > getChild ( "document"); $chapter = $document - > getChild ( "chapter", 1); $title = $chapter - > getAttribute ( "title");"
• "The story is called “The Longest Night” and the title chapter is “Awake”."