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capitular¹

Where it comes from

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

noun capitulars

  1. An act passed in a chapter.
  2. A member of a chapter. The chapter itself, and all its members or capitulars.
  3. The head or prominent part.

capitular²

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. not comparable Pertaining to a capitulum. the capitular process of a vertebra
  2. not comparable Pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter. From the pope to the member of the capitular body.

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"capitular." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/capitular. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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capitular. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/capitular

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"capitular." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/capitular.

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@misc{capitular_2026,
  title = {capitular},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capitular},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}