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chapter-house

n. (alternative spelling of chapter house English)

Usage examples of "chapter-house".

Why, my sister's children would not be received in the chapter-houses of Germany!

The abbess, seated in the chapter-house with all her nuns about her, and all eyes bent upon the culprit, began giving her the severest reprimand that ever woman got, for that by her disgraceful and abominable conduct, should it get wind, she had sullied the fair fame of the convent.

In the chapter-house of Saint Marys Priory, after solemn Mass, the sovereignty and nobility of England met in full session.