a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

The title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning, as of a paragraph, letter, or chapter, The course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is pointing or moving, The end of a gallery or drift

Plural form of content, a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start, A table of contents, a list of chapters, etc in a book, and the page numbers on which they start,

Plural form of chapter

chain (measurement), of chapter, and of church

A chapter or section of a book, The city or town which is the official seat of government in a country, state, or province, or of justice in a county, The head or uppermost member of anything

A rule or law in general, A catalogue or list; specifically, the catalogue of members of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church, A generally accepted principle