capitular Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ca*pit"u*lar noun

Etymology

LL. capitulare, capitularium, fr. L. capitulum a small head, a chapter, dim. of capit head, chapter.

Definitions

1. An act passed in a chapter.
2. A member of a chapter.

   The chapter itself, and all its members or capitulars. Ayliffe.

3. The head or prominent part.

Ca*pit"u*lar adjective

Definitions

1. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to a chapter; capitulary.

   From the pope to the member of the capitular body. Milman.

2. (Bot.) Growing in, or pertaining to, a capitulum.
3. (Anat.) Pertaining to a capitulum; as, the capitular process of a vetebra, the process which articulates with the capitulum of a rib.