subchapter
noun
sub·chap·ter ˈsəb-ˌchap-tər 
variants or less commonly sub-chapter
plural subchapters also sub-chapters
: a subdivision of a chapter: such as
a
: a subunit of a chapter of an organization
The club's New York chapter has four subchapters.
b
: a subdivision of a chapter in a text (such as a book or statute)
And between each chapter is a short subchapter, examining topics such as snowmaking, telemarking, mogul skiing, and heli-skiing.
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Mike Ginkel… a 1958 revamp of the tax code adding a subchapter S that created a new category for businesses … The Tampa (Florida) Tribune
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Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
subchapter
noun
sub·chap·ter
ˈsəb-ˌchap-tər
: a subdivision of a chapter (as of a statute or code)
subchapter
noun
as in chapter
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- chapter
- wing
- offshoot
- division
- post
- arm
- local
- affiliate
- lodge
- branch
- cell
- council
- circular knitting machine
- circular level
- circular measure
- circular mil
- circular note
- circular pitch
- circular plane
- circular psychosis
- circular reaction
- circular response
- circular saw
- circular tale
- circular tour
- circular vamp
- circular velocity
- circular-knit
- circularisatia
- circularisation
- circularisations
- circularise
- circularised
- circulariser
- circularisers
- circularises
- circularising