Capitol \Cap"i*tol\, [L. capitolium, fr. caput head: cf. F. capitole. See Chief.]

1. The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus, where the Senate met.

Comes C[ae]sar to the Capitol to-morrow? --Shak.

2. The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the United States; also, the building in which the legislature of State holds its sessions; a statehouse.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)