in geography, denotes the principal city of a kingdom, province, or state.

among merchants, traders, and bankers, signifies the sum of money which individuals bring to make up the common stock of a partnership.

**CAPITAL crime**, such a one as subjects the criminal to capital punishment, that is, the loss of life.

in architecture, the uppermost part of a column or pilaster, serving as the head, or crowning, and placed immediately over the shaft, and under the entablature. See **ARCHITECTURE**.