CHAPITER
capital, chapiter, cap
(noun) the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chapiter (plural chapiters)
(architecture) The capital or uppermost part of a column, upon which the roof and its decorations are supported.
(UK, legal, obsolete) A written summary of matters to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; articles.
Anagrams
• patchier, phreatic, pie chart, piechart
Source: Wiktionary
Chap"i*ter, n. Etym: [OF. chapitel, F. chapiteau, from L. capitellum,
dim. of caput head. Cf. Capital, Chapter.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: A capital [Obs.] See Chapital. Ex. xxxvi. 38.
2. (Old Eng. Law)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition