capitule

noun3

1. •
   The flowering head that terminates a stem, a flower or flower head.

   • Now and then, as in the case of the dense conical capitule of the teasel, the flowers open according to no definite order, so that the surface becomes irregularly patched. — 1884
2. •
   Synonym of chapter: a reading at one of the canonical hours.

   • At Vespers the following is sung, after the Capitule: — 1856
3. •
   (no longer used) A summary.

   • On 2ᵈ Nov. the Capitul was signed & fridʸ 3ᵈ we took possession. — 1901