chapterhouse

Other forms: chapterhouses

Definitions of chapterhouse
  1. noun
    a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter
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    type of:
    building, edifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  2. noun
    a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity
    synonyms: frat house, fraternity house
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    type of:
    house
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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