Obs. Also 4–5 itil, -ytle, -itele. [a. ONF. capitle:—L. capitulum, dim. of caput head. Another form of CHAPITLE, chapter.]
1. ? A chapter; or ? a capital city.
1340. Ayenb., 43. Þe zenne of ham þet … purchaceþ þe stryfs and þe werres in cites oþer ine capiteles, oþer betuene þe heȝe men.
2. A chapter of a book (or the like).
1340. Ayenb., 1. Þise byeþ þe capiteles of þe boc uolȝinde.
c. 1380. Wyclif, Serm., Sel. Wks. I. 134. As telliþ þe Gospel of Joon in þe same capitle.
c. 1430. Lydg., Bochas, I. x. (1554), 20 b. In this Capitle (ed. 1558 chapitle) [Bochas] gan direct his stile To write the story.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 61. Capytle, or chapytle, or captur, capitulum.
3. A summary.
1382. Wyclif, Hebr. viii. 1. Forsothe a capitle vpon tho thingis that ben seid. Ibid. (1388), (Gloss) A capitil, that is a schort comprehending of many thingis.
