Capital
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
Chief; principal; at the head; as, a capital burgess, a capital citizen, a capital messuage. Relating to or affecting the life of a person; as, a capital crime, capital punishment A fund employed as the head, beginning or basis of an undefta Wng or enterprise. Capital stock: the fund of a trading company or corporation. V. Capitalis.