Definition of CHAPITER

chapiter

Plural: chapiters

Noun

  • The decorative top section of a column or pilaster.
  • the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
  • Obsolete form of chapter.
  • The capital or uppermost part of a column, upon which the roof and its decorations are supported.
  • A written summary of matters to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; articles.

Examples

  • Placing CHAPITER across a triple word score was the strategic foundation of her Scrabble victory.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English chapitre, from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput (“head”). Doublet of chapter and capitulum.

Synonyms

cap, capital

Scrabble Score: 15

chapiter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chapiter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chapiter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

chapiter: valid Words With Friends Word