Definitions for: Chapiter


[n] the upper part of a column that supports the entablature



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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.

Synonyms: cap, capital

See Also: column, pillar, top

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