chapiter

Meaning

Noun

• The capital or uppermost part of a column, upon which the roof and its decorations are supported.
• 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.

Origin

• Middle English chapiter, from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput. chapter, and capitulum.