CAPITOL

capitol. Capitol, n. a splendid castle and temple at Rome, a government house in the U. States

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Cap″i‐tol (?), [[L. capitolium, fr. caput head: cf. F. capitole. See Chief.]] 1. 1. The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus, where the Senate met.
Comes Cæsar to the Capitol to-morrow? Shak. 2. 2. The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the United States; also, the building in which the legislature of a State holds its sessions; a statehouse.