capitular

capitular · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromcapitulum“a small head, a chapter”
2. Late Latin · derived fromcapitulāre
3. English todaycapitular

From Late Latin capitulāre, capitulārium, capitulārius, from Latin capitulum (“a small head, a chapter”).

capitular · adjective²

1. Latin · derived fromcapitulum“a small head, a chapter”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromcapitulāris
3. Middle English · inherited fromcapituler
4. English todaycapitular

From Middle English capituler, from Medieval Latin capitulāris, from Latin capitulum (“a small head, a chapter”).

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