Definition of "capitol" in English

noun

1. (US) Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.

   • The state capitol is located smack-dab in the middle of the state's capital.
   • The centre of attraction was the City Hall. Two thousand flags and more ...; 2,000 electric lights... combined to make the civic capitol gorgeous... .

2. (historical) Any citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.

3. (historical) Alternative form of capitoul (“the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France”).