Chap"i*ter (?), n. [OF. chapitel, F.
chapiteau, from L.
capitellum, dim. of caput head. Cf. Capital, Chapter.]
1. (Arch.) A capital [Obs.] See
Chapital. Ex. xxxvi. 38.
2. (Old Eng. Law) 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.
Hear it pronounced