Posted on 07/12/2014 9:47:21 AM PDT by Salvation
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CHAPTER HOUSE
A building attached to a cathedral or monastery where certain meetings were held, business carried out, the martyrology read, and daily tasks assigned. the name arose from the practice of conducting the chapter of faults in this building.
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It appears that I am mistaken. These are just local houses of orders.
And it looks like a Chapter House covers a wider area.
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