chapter house
Americannoun
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Ecclesiastical. a building attached to or a hall forming part of a cathedral or monastery, used as a meeting place for the chapter.
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a building used by a chapter of a society, fraternity, sorority, etc.
Etymology
Origin of chapter house
before 1150; Middle English chapitelhus, Old English captelhus
Example Sentences
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Uncles, aunties, cousins, other grandmas, other grandpas, his mom, and Jason shared stories and pictures of Grandma in the Nazlini Chapter House after the interment.
From Literature
Before the Chapter House opened, Indigenous Angelenos would see each other at a handful of annual events at the Autry Museum of the American West, like the powwow hosted by the nonprofit United American Indian Involvement.
From Los Angeles Times
The Chapter House was founded virtually in 2020 by Robbins, who grew up on the Navajo Reservation, which sprawls across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
From Los Angeles Times
Robbins founded the Chapter House on four pillars: wellness, community, art and nature.
From Los Angeles Times
“But I don’t feel like there are a lot of spaces for native millennials and zoomers. That’s something that really excited me about the Chapter House. It’s for all ages, but it really does feel like it’s on the pulse of the really great artistic gains that native folks are doing now.”
From Los Angeles Times
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