I. noun
( plural chapters and verses )
Etymology: so called from the tradition of citing biblical sources by chapter and verse number
1. : the exact reference or source of information or justification for what one has said or written
he claims, and gives chapter and verse for it, that he was an accurate and skillful rhymer — Modern Language Notes
2. : full precise information or detail
giving chapter and verse for what was already known in general terms — Newsweek
impressed her with the far-reaching program and gave her chapter and verse to prove its value — New York Herald Tribune Book Review
II. adverb
1. : with precise exactness
repeat chapter and verse the ideas Croly had advanced — C.B.Forcey
2. : in full precise detail
explain slowly, chapter and verse, what we were to do