A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Chapiter], sb. the capital of a column, SkD.—OF. chapitel; Lat. capitellum, dimin. of caput.

[ Chapitre], sb. a chapter, division of a book, a meeting of clergy, MD, PP; chapiter, S3; chapitere, PP; chapitle, PP; chapitele, PP; capitle, summary, W.—OF. chapitre, chapitle; Lat. capitulum, dimin. of caput.

[ Chapitre-hous], sb. chapter-house, PP; chapitel-hous, PP.

[ Chapman], sb. merchant, C, PP; chapmon, S2, PP; chepmon, S; chapmen, pl., S, S2, C3, PP.—AS. céapman.

[ Chapmanhode], sb. trade, S2, C3.

[ Chapolory], sb. a kind of scarf, S3; see [Scaplorye].

[ Char, Chare], sb. car, S3; see [Carre].

[ Charbocle], sb. carbuncle (stone), C2; see [Carboncle].

[ Charen], v. to turn, S; see [Cherren].

[ Charge], sb. a load, injunction, responsibility, MD, S2, C3, C, W; charche, MD; carke, S3; karke, MD; cark, MD, G.—AF. charge, also kark.