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See Capitulum.

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

In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter. Sterne.

A capitular.

up the heads or terms of an agreement, as in chapters or articles; to agree. [Obs.] There capitulates with the king . . . to take to wife his daughter Mary. Heylin. There is no reason why the reducing of any agreement to certain heads or capitula should not be called to capitulate. Trench.

A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement. With special capitulation that neither the Scots nor the French shall refortify. Bp. Burnet.

One who capitulates.

To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize.

The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay.

One who recapitulates.

Of the nature of a recapitulation; containing recapitulation.

under Apostolical. -- Augustinian canons, Black canons. See under Augustinian. -- Canon capitular, Canon residentiary, a resident member of a cathedral chapter (during a part or the whole of the year). -- Canon law. See under Law. -- Canon of the Mass (R. C. Ch.), that part of the mass, following the Sanctus, which…

Having a very small knoblike termination, or collected into minute capitula.

(Mil.), an armistice, or truce, agreed to by the commanders of armies, to give time for a capitulation, or for other purposes.

A compendium; an epitome; a summary. A compend and recapitulation of the Mosaical law. Bp. Burnet.

A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.

The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion.

Bearing two kinds of heads or capitula; -- said of certain composite plants.

ng, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded. The capitulation was signed by the commander of the fort within six days after its investments. Marshall.

: to direct the evidence; to moderate length, repetition, or impertinency of speech; to recapitulate, select, and collate the material points of that which hath been said; and to give the rule or sentence. Bacon.