chapiter

Noun
Synonyms: capitalcap

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the upper part of a column that supports the entablatureSynonyms: capitalcap
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Chapiter \Chap"i*ter\, n. [OF. chapitel, F. chapiteau, from L. capitellum, dim. of caput head. Cf. Capital, Chapter.]

1.(Arch.) A capital [Obs.] See Chapital. --Ex. xxxvi. 38. [1913 Webster]

2.(Old Eng. Law) A summary in writing of such matters as are to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; -- also called articles. --Jacob. [1913 Webster]

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