capitoul
French, noun/ka.pi.tul/
capitoul is spelled C-A-P-I-T-O-U-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 104,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Capitoul is a French masculine noun meaning “a capitoul or capitol: the former chief magistrates of the city of Toulouse, France. The requirements included being male, married, over 25…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nom qu’on donnait autrefois aux officiers municipaux de Toulouse”.
What does capitoul mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea capitoul or capitol: the former chief magistrates of the city of Toulouse, France. The requirements included being male, married, over 25 years of age, and Catholic; having a house in Toulouse; and plying an honorable profession, such as the law or trade
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nom qu’on donnait autrefois aux officiers municipaux de Toulouse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of capitoul
- capitouls plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capitoul?
- /ka.pi.tul/
- \ka.pi.tul\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is capitoul in French?
capitoul appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).