Capitolian
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editCapitolian (comparative more Capitolian, superlative most Capitolian)
- Capitoline; relating to the Capitol in Ancient Rome.
- 1842, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Lays of Ancient Rome/The Prophecy of Capys:
- And through the bellowing Forum,
And round the Suppliant's Grove,
Up to the everlasting gates
Of Capitolian Jove.
- Relating to any place called Capitol
References
edit- “Capitolian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.