• (n.) A capital [Obs.] See Chapital. • (n.) 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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/chapiter/
Chap'i·ter noun [ Old French chapitel , French chapiteau , from Latin capitellum , dim. of caput head. Confer Capital , Chapter .] 1. (Architecture) A capital [ Obsolete] See Chapital . Ex. xxxvi. 38. 2. (Old Eng. ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/54