chapiter

British  

/ ˈtʃæpɪtə /

noun

1. architect another name for capital 2

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Etymology

Origin of chapiter

C15: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitellum _capital ²

Example Sentences

I start a chapiter and they say, ‘No, chapter’ and I say chapiter.

From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2016

The base is formed by the head of Cukulcan, the shaft of the body of the serpent, with its feathers beautifully carved to the very chapiter.

From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Donnelly, Ignatius

And he made the pillahs and the two rows around about upon the network, to covah the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates; and so did he fo' the othah chapiter.

From The Way of the Wind by Norris, Zoe Anderson

In the last chapiter he addeth: Mando a vostra Signoria una pelle di vacca, certe turchine e duoi pendenti d'orecchie delle medesime, e quindici pettini de gl'Indiani, e alcune tauolette guarnite di queste turchine, &c.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. by Hakluyt, Richard

The base, ornamented with lines or net-work, twelve cubits; the column eighteen cubits, and the chapiter five cubits, making the height thirty-five cubits; while the column or pillar, cast by itself, was only eighteen.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John