capitules

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...
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

   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