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Pronunciation : Ca*pit"u*lar
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. capitulare, capitularium, fr. L. capitulum a small head, a chapter, dim. of capit head, chapter.]
Definition : 1. An act passed in a chapter.

2. A member of a chapter. The chapter itself, and all its members or capitulars. Ayliffe.

3. The head or prominent part.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ca*pit"u*lar
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. (Eccl.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to a chapter; capitulary. From the pope to the member of the capitular body. Milman.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: Growing in, or pertaining to, a capitulum.

3. (Anat.)

Defn: Pertaining to a capitulum; as, the capitular process of a vetebra, the process which articulates with the capitulum of a rib.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913