English Explanatory Dictionary

capitoul

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The former chief magistrates of the city of Toulouse, France.

Word forms

capitoul capitouls capitol

Etymology

From French capitoul, from the Capitole de Toulouse, the town's city hall (est. 1190). The name referenced the Roman Capitol and the town's Latin capitulum (“charter; chapter”). Doublet of capitol and Capitolium.

Synonyms

consul

Related words

capitoulate capitulary
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