Found 2 items, similar to chapiter.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chapiter chapiter n : the upper part of a column that supports the entablature [syn: capital, cap]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chapiter Chapiter \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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]