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Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

capitular (plural capitulars)

  1. an act passed in a chapter
  2. a member of a chapter
    • 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. [], London: [] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe [], →OCLC:
      The chapter itself, and all its members or capitulars.
  3. the head or prominent part

Etymology 2 edit

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

Adjective edit

capitular (not comparable)

  1. (botany, anatomy) pertaining to a capitulum
    the capitular process of a vertebra
  2. Pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
    • 1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity[1]:
      From the pope to the member of the capitular body.
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Catalan edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Late Latin capitulāris. First attested in 1685.

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Adjective edit

capitular m or f (masculine and feminine plural capitulars)

  1. (relational, Christianity) (religious) chapter; capitular
  2. (relational, botany) capitule, inflorescence; capitular

Noun edit

capitular m (plural capitulars)

  1. (Christianity) capitular (member of a religious chapter)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Late Latin capitulārī. First attested in 1434.

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Verb edit

capitular (first-person singular present capitulo, first-person singular preterite capitulí, past participle capitulat)

  1. (intransitive) to surrender, to capitulate
  2. (transitive) to divide into chapters
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capitular (first-person singular present capitulo, first-person singular preterite capitulei, past participle capitulado)

  1. to capitulate, to surrender
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Adjective edit

capitular m or f (plural capitulares)

  1. (relational) chapter (of an ecclesiastical body); capitular
  2. (relational) capital, uppercase (of a letter)

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capitular m or f by sense (plural capitulares)

  1. member of an ecclesiastical chapter; capitular

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capitular f (plural capitulares)

  1. capital/uppercase letter, especially a drop cap

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capitular m or f (plural capitulares)

  1. head-shaped

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French capitulaire.

Adjective edit

capitular m or n (feminine singular capitulară, masculine plural capitulari, feminine and neuter plural capitulare)

  1. capitular

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kapituˈlaɾ/ [ka.pi.t̪uˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧pi‧tu‧lar

Verb edit

capitular (first-person singular present capitulo, first-person singular preterite capitulé, past participle capitulado)

  1. (intransitive) to capitulate, to surrender

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