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† ˈchapitle Obs.
Forms: (1 capitel, 2 captel), 3–5 chapitle, 4 chapitel, -til, -tele, chapytyl, 5 chapytle, chapetyll, chapyttyl, chapytylle.
[a. OF. chapitle (now chapitre), in ONF. capitle, early ad. L. capitulum little head, capital of column, ‘head’ of discourse, chief division of book, section of law, etc., dim. of caput head. Cf. capitle: later forms of the same word are F. chapitre, Eng. chapiter, and chapter, q.v.]
1. A chief section of a book, a chapter.
[a1000Ecgberht's Penit. cont. i. 1 (Bosw.) Her onginþ se forma capitul. 1340–1440, see capitle.] 1340Ayenb. 136 Ase we habbeþ be-uore y-ssewed ine þe chapitele of prede. 1430Lydg. Chron. Troy v. xxxvii, In this Chapitle I shall reherse anone. c1450Why I can't be Nun 345 in E.E.P. (1862) 147 Hyt ys wretyn in Genesye, In the fowre and thyrty Chapytylle.
2. A chapter or assembly of canons, monks etc.
[11..O.E. Chron. an. 1123 Hi hæfden cosen ærcebiscop æror in here capitele æfter rihte.] 1297R. Glouc. (1724) 473 Ȝuf eni play to chapitle were idrawe. c1325Poem on Edw. II, 193 in Pol. Songs (1839) 332 Officials and denes that chapitles sholden holde. 1303R. Brunne Handl. Synne 7837 Þat grete chapytyl [of devils]. 1456in Paston Lett. 289. I. 395 To compleyn upon me at the next chapitle. |