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capitule

capitule noun: a summary.

Noun

capitule (plural capitules)

  1. (obsolete) A summary.
    • In the Capitule headed · Miscellaneous declarations of Christ, intimating the existence and action of a Superior Nature in himself, we find (p. 295) an interesting addition to the text, the concluding sentence of which is so characteristic of the author's love of justice, that without pretending to...1838, Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, “The Scripture Testimony to the Messiah: an Inquiry with a view to a Satisfactory Determination of the Doctrine taught in the Holy...
    • On 2ᵈ Nov. the Capitul was signed & fridʸ 3ᵈ we took possession.1901, Ezra Stiles, Franklin Bowditch Dexter, The Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles: Jan. 1, 1769-Mar. 13, 1776, page 639
  2. Synonym of chapter: a reading at one of the canonical hours.
    • At Vespers the following is sung, after the Capitule:1856, Martin Wilson Foye, Romish Rites, Offices, and Legends, page 202
    • In the capitule, and the responsory which follows it, we recall to the memory of our Lord, in the words of his prophet — or, rather, of the Church, to whose sentiments theprophet gives expression— the fact that we are by no means strangers in his sight.1872, Guild of st. Alban, Church work - Volume 2, page 275
    Synonyms:
    chapter
  3. The flowering head that terminates a stem, a flower or flower head.
    • In this country the merits of the Chrysanthemum are already appreciated, and for some years it has acquired considerable repute, which is chiefly owing to the facility with which it doubles its capitules, and modifies the colours of its flowers. At the present day a great number of varieties are in...1850, M. Herincq, “French Daisy Chrysanthemums”, in The Gardeners' Magazine of Botany, volume 1, page 114
    • These I take to be the shrunk up leaves that belong to the several deformed flowers of the capitule, and if you dissect the capitule you will find a succession of petals or leaves or whatever they be, becoming smaller and smaller until they are mere scales, and the more scale-like they are the more...1875, Frederick William Burbidge, The Narcissus, page 29

Examples of capitule in a sentence

  • The “capitule” also specify the items brought .by these Ottoman Greeks to the port of Ancona; silk and camlets headed the list which also included carpets, leather, and wax.2016, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Merchant Networks in the Early Modern World, 1450–1800:
  • We collected ourselves, and as the man, I led; the Sister said the alternate verses, and I the capitule and the prayer, and everything that usually falls to the celebrant.1930, Restif de La Bretonne, Havelock Ellis, Monsieur Nicolas; Or, The Human Heart Unveiled:
  • Now and then, as in the case of the dense conical capitule of the teasel, the flowers open according to no definite order, so that the surface becomes irregularly patched.1884, Ward and Lock, The universal instructor, or, Self-culture for all: A complete Encyclopoedia of Learning and Self-Education - Volume...
  • Artichokes are used as fresh, canned or frozen vegetables — the receptacle (“bottom”) and the inner, soft bracts (“hearts”) are the edible parts of the capitule.2019, Abraham H. Halevy, Handbook of Flowering: Volume II:

Synonyms of capitule

Forms of capitule

pluralcapitules

Origin of capitule

Borrowed from Late Latin capitulum (“chapter”) (diminutive of Latin caput (“head”)).

Questions about capitule

What does capitule mean?
Capitule means a summary.
How do you use capitule in a sentence?
The “capitule” also specify the items brought .by these Ottoman Greeks to the port of Ancona; silk and camlets headed the list which also included carpets, leather, and wax.
What part of speech is capitule?
Capitule is a noun.
What is the plural of capitule?
The plural of capitule is capitules.

Words near capitule in the dictionary

  1. capitulationists
  2. capitulations
  3. capitulator
  4. capitulators
  5. capitulatory
  6. capitule
  7. capitules
  8. capitulescence
  9. capitulescences
  10. capituliform
  11. capitulotubercular

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