capitular
noun, adjective
Forms capitulars
- noun An act passed in a chapter.
- noun A member of a chapter.
- noun The head or prominent part.
- adjective (botany, anatomy) Pertaining to a capitulum. “the capitular process of a vertebra”
- adjective Pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Late Latin capitulāre, capitulārium, capitulārius, from Latin capitulum (“a small head, a chapter”).
From Middle English capituler, from Medieval Latin capitulāris, from Latin capitulum (“a small head, a chapter”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun An act passed in a chapter.
- noun A member of a chapter.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a chapter; capitulary.
- adjective Growing in, or pertaining to, a capitulum.
Etymology [LL. capitulare, capitularium, fr. L. capitulum a small head, a chapter, dim. of capit head, chapter.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “capitular”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details