Category:Chapiter

Chap"i*ter, n. Etym: [OF. chapitel, F. chapiteau, from L. capitellum, dim. of caput head. Cf. Capital, Chapter.]

1. (Arch.)

Defn: A capital [Obs.] See Chapital. Ex. xxxvi. 38.

2. (Old Eng. Law)

Defn: A summary in writing of such matters as are to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; -- also called articles. Jacob.

- ---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Chapiter - The ornamental head or capital of a pillar. Three Hebrew words are so rendered.

(1.) Cothereth (1 Kings 7:16; 2 Kings 25:17; 2 Chronicles 4:12), meaning a "diadem" or "crown."

(2.) Tzepheth (2 Chronicles 3:15). (3.) Rosh (Exodus 36:38; Exodus 38:17, Exodus 38:19, Exodus 38:28), properly a "head" or "top."