English-Thai Dictionary
chapter
N บท (ของ หนังสือ หรือ งานเขียน เรื่อง ตอน ส่วนย่อย section episode bote
chapter
N สาขา (ของ องค์กร สโมสร หรือ สมาคม branch sa-ka
chapter
N ส่วน ที่ สำคัญ (ของ ประวัติศาสตร์ หรือ ชีวิต คน ช่วงเวลา ตอน phase stage suan-ti-sam-kan
chapter and verse
IDM แหล่งข้อมูล แหล่งข่าว laeng-kor-mun
chapter of accidents
IDM เรื่อง โชคร้าย มา เป็นลำดับ หรือ เป็น ชุด rueang-chok-rai-ma-pen-lam-dab-rue-pen-chud
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CHAPTER
n. 1. A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis contains fifty chapters. Hence the phrase, to the end of the chapter, that is, throughout; to the end.
2. In ecclesiastical polity, a society or community of clergymen, belonging to a cathedral or collegiate church.
3. A place where delinquents receive discipline and correction.
4. A decretal epistle.
CHAPTER
v.t.To tax; to correct.
CHAPTER-HOUSE
n.A house where a chapter meets.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHAPTER
Chap "ter, n. Etym: [OF. chapitre, F. chapitre, fr. L. capitulum, dim. of caput head, the chief person or thing, the principal division of a writing, chapter. See Chief, and cf, Chapiter. ]
1. A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty chapters.
2. (Eccl.) (a ) An assembly of monks, or of the prebends and other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual, or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean. (b ) A community of canons or canonesses. (c ) A bishop's council. (d ) A business meeting of any religious community.
3. An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons. Robertson.
4. A meeting of certain organized societies or orders.
5. A chapter house. [R.] Burrill.
6. A decretal epistle. Ayliffe.
7. A location or compartment. In his bosom! In what chapter of his bosom Shak. Chapter head, or Chapter heading, that which stands at the head of a chapter, as a title. -- Chapter house, a house or room where a chapter meets, esp. a cathedral chapter. -- The chapter of accidents, chance. Marryat.
CHAPTER
CHAPTER Chap "ter, v. t.
1. To divide into chapters, as a book. Fuller.
2. To correct; to bring to book, i. e., to demand chapter and verse. [Obs. ] Dryden.
New American Oxford Dictionary
chapter
chap ter |ˈCHaptər ˈtʃæptər | ▶noun 1 a main division of a book, typically with a number or title. 2 a local branch of a society: the local chapter of the American Cancer Society. 3 the governing body of a religious community, esp. a cathedral or a knightly order. 4 a period of time or an episode in a person's life, a nation's history, etc.: a tragic chapter in European history. • a series or sequence: the latest episode in a chapter of problems. PHRASES chapter and verse an exact reference or authority: she can give chapter and verse on current legislation. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head. ’
Chapter 11
Chap ter 11 ▶noun protection from creditors given to a company in financial difficulties for a limited period to allow it to reorganize. ORIGIN with allusion to Chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code.
Chapter 13
Chap ter 13 ▶noun protection from creditors granted to individuals who legally file for bankruptcy, providing for repayment of debts by a court-approved plan. ORIGIN with allusion to Chapter 13 of the US bankruptcy code.
Chapter 7
Chap ter 7 ▶noun protection from creditors granted to individuals or companies who legally file for bankruptcy, providing for liquidation of certain assets to pay debts. ORIGIN with allusion to Chapter 7 of the US bankruptcy code.
chapter house
chap ter house |ˈtʃæptər ˈˌhaʊs | ▶noun a building used for the meetings of the canons of a cathedral or other religious community. • a place where a college fraternity or sorority meets.
Oxford Dictionary
chapter
chap |ter |ˈtʃaptə | ▶noun 1 a main division of a book, typically with a number or title. • an Act of Parliament numbered as part of a session's proceedings. • a section of a treaty. 2 a distinctive period in history or in a person's life: the people are about to begin a new chapter in their history. • a series or sequence: the latest episode in a chapter of problems. 3 the governing body of a religious community or knightly order. 4 chiefly N. Amer. a local branch of a society. • a local group of Hell's Angels. PHRASES chapter and verse an exact reference or authority: she can give chapter and verse on current legislation. a chapter of accidents Brit. a series of unfortunate events. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput ‘head ’.
Chapter 11
Chapter 11 ▶noun [ mass noun ] US protection from creditors given to a company in financial difficulties for a limited period to allow it to reorganize. ORIGIN with allusion to chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code.
Chapter 13
Chap ter 13 ▶noun protection from creditors granted to individuals who legally file for bankruptcy, providing for repayment of debts by a court-approved plan. ORIGIN with allusion to Chapter 13 of the US bankruptcy code.
Chapter 7
Chap ter 7 ▶noun protection from creditors granted to individuals or companies who legally file for bankruptcy, providing for liquidation of certain assets to pay debts. ORIGIN with allusion to Chapter 7 of the US bankruptcy code.
chapter house
chap |ter house ▶noun a building used for the meetings of the canons of a cathedral or other religious community. • US a place where a college fraternity or sorority meets.
American Oxford Thesaurus
chapter
chapter noun 1 the first chapter of the book: section, division, part, portion. 2 a new chapter in our history: period, phase, page, stage, epoch, era. 3 a local chapter of the American Cancer Society: branch, division, subdivision, section, department, lodge, wing, arm. 4 the cathedral chapter: governing body, council, assembly, convocation, synod, consistory.
Oxford Thesaurus
chapter
chapter noun 1 the first chapter of ‘Tom Brown's Schooldays ’: section, division, part, portion, segment, component, bit; instalment. 2 it was the start of a new chapter in the country's history: period, time, phase, page, stage, episode, epoch, era. 3 the mistake sparked a chapter of errors: series, sequence, succession, string, chain, progression, set, course, cycle; spate, wave, stream, rash, outbreak. 4 a local chapter of the American Cancer Society: branch, division, subdivision, section, department, bureau, agency, lodge, wing, arm, offshoot, subsidiary, satellite. 5 the cathedral chapter requested consultation with other sees: governing body, council, assembly, convocation, convention, synod, consistory.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
chapter
chap ter /tʃǽptə r /〖語源は 「小さい頭 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (書物 論文などの )章 (｟略 ｠ch. , chap. )▸ the final chapter 最終章 ▸ The problem is to be discussed in Chapter 7 .その問題については7章で検討する 2 (人生 歴史などの )重要な時期 , 一区切り , 一連 (の出来事 ), エピソード的事件 ▸ an important chapter in modern history 近代史上重要な事件 ▸ This closes one chapter of my life .これで私の人生の一区切りがついた ▸ a chapter of accidents ｟英書 ｠一連の不幸な出来事, 相つぐ不測の出来事 3 〖集合的に; ｟英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗(大 )聖堂参事会 ; その会合 〘cathedralの運営に参与する聖職会 〙.4 ｟主に米 ｠(クラブ 組合 協会などの )地方支部 , 分会 .ch à pter and v é rse 正しい出典, 正確な典拠 ; 正確な詳細 〈を与える 示すなど 〉 (!「聖書の何章 (chapter )何節 (verse )からと明示する 」が原義 ) .C -̀ 11 [El é ven ](米国の破産法の )第11章 〘会社更生を定めた章 〙.～́ h ò use (大聖堂 )参事会会場 ; ｟米 ｠(大学同窓会 クラブの )会館 .C -̀ 7 [S é ven ](米国の破産法の )第7章 〘清算手続を定めた章 〙.
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