Meaning & use
Chapiter
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Archaic or architectural term for the capital, or decorative top section, of a column or pillar.
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The cathedral's stone pillars were topped with elaborately carved chapiters.
The King James Bible describes the chapiters atop the bronze pillars of Solomon's temple.
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An older variant of 'capital' in the architectural sense, derived from Old French 'chapitel'; it appears frequently in the King James Bible and older architectural texts.
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