Căp'ĭ-tol, n.

n. [Fr. capitole, Lat. capitolium, from caput, head.] 1. The temple of Jupiter, in Rome, on the Mons Capitolinus. Comes Cæsar to the Capitol to-morrow? Shak. 2. The edifice occupied by the congress of the United States in their deliberations. Also, in some states, the state-house, or house in which the legislature holds its sessions.