Definition
In feudal law, property held directly from the sovereign or chief; land held 'in capite' or of the crown.
Etymology
From Latin capite (ablative singular of caput, 'head' or 'chief'), used in Medieval English legal language to indicate holding from the top authority.
Kelly Says
Medieval lawyers used 'capite' to describe the most prestigious feudal holdings—you held your land directly from the king's head, not through a chain of nobles. It was the VIP status of medieval real estate!
Translations
CACatalà
capítol
ka-pi-tol
CSČeština
kapitola
ka-pi-to-la
DADansk
kapitel
ka-pi-tel
DEDeutsch
kapitellär
kap-i-tel-lar
ELΕλληνικά
κεφάλαιο
kefalaio
ESEspañol
capitular
kap-i-too-lar
FRFrançais
capitulaire
kap-i-ty-lar
HIहिन्दी
शीर्षक
sheershak
HUMagyar
fejezet
fe-je-zet
IDBahasa Indonesia
judul
ju-dul
ITItaliano
capitellare
ka-pi-tel-la-re
KMKM
សម្ absch beweisen
sam-a-s-a
NLNederlands
hoofdstuk
hoof-dstuk
NONorsk
kapittel
ka-pi-tel
PLPolski
kapiteł
kap-i-tel
PTPortuguês
capitular
kap-i-too-lar
RORomână
capitol
ka-pi-tol
RUРусский
главный
glavnyy
SVSvenska
kapitel
ka-pi-tel
SWKiswahili
kichwa
ki-twa
TAதமிழ்
அத்தியாயம்
atthiyaayam
TEతెలుగు
అధ్యాయం
adhyaayam
TLTL
kapitulo
ka-pi-too-lo
UKУкраїнська
розділ
rozdil
VITiếng Việt
tiêu đề
tēo-đê