chapter vs gild

chapter and gild both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chapter	Yes	No	No	No
gild	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gild is a hypernym of chapter; that is, gild is a word with a broader meaning than chapter:

Other hypernyms of chapter include club, guild, lodge, order, social club, society.

chapter (noun)	gild (noun)
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled	a formal association of people with similar interests
a series of related events forming an episode
a local branch of some fraternity or association
an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
any distinct period in history or in a person's life

chapter (verb)	gild (verb)
	decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold