capitoul

== English == === Alternative forms === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkæpɪˈtul/ === Noun === capitoul (plural capitouls) (historical) The former chief magistrates of the city of Toulouse, France. ==== Synonyms ==== consul (early period) ==== Related terms ==== (rule, office, term): capitoulate (adj.): capitulary === Anagrams === apulotic, autoclip, utopical == French == === Etymology === From Capitole de Toulouse, the town's city hall. Doublet of Capitole and Chapteuil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.pi.tul/ === Noun === capitoul m (plural capitouls) (historical) a capitoul or capitol: the former chief magistrates of the city of Toulouse, France. The requirements included being male, married, over 25 years of age, and Catholic; having a house in Toulouse; and plying an honorable profession, such as the law or trade Synonyms: consul, consule ==== Synonyms ==== (claimed titles): seigneures de la capitole (Lords of the Capitol); sénateur (Senator) ==== Derived terms ==== capitoulat === Further reading === “capitoul”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012