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



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