Definition of 'chapter house'
Word forms: plural chapter houses
1. countable noun
2. countable noun
In a university or college, a chapter house is the place where a fraternity or sorority lives or meets.
[US] COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
chapter house in American
1.
the place where a chapter, as of monks, meets
2. US
the house of a fraternity or sorority chapter
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