Capitolie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Capitol, Capitoil, Capitoile, Capithole, Capitoll, Capitolle, Capytoile, Chapitoile

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman capitolie, Old French capitoile, from Latin Capitōlium.

Proper noun

Capitolie

1. (historical) Roman Capitol, Capitolium
   1. The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus atop the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome
   2. The fortified citadel of Rome in the Capitoline area surrounding Jupiter's temple
      • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Monkes Tale”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 97, recto:

        This Iulius, to the Capitolie wente / Upon a day, as he was wont to goon / And in the Capitolie, anon hym hente / This falſe Brutus, and hyse othere foon / And stiked hym, with boydekyns anon / With many a wounde, and thus they lete hym lye / But neuere gronte he, at no stroke but oon / Or elles at two, but if his storie lye

        This Julius to the Capitol went / Upon one day, as he was accustomed to go / And in the Capitol at once seized him / This false Brutus and his other foes / And stuck him with daggers straightaway / With many a wound, and thus they let him lie / But never groaned he at no stroke but one / Or else at two, unless his history lies

Descendants

• English: Capitol, capitol

Further reading

• “Capitōl(ie, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• capitoile on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub