capitol Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a building occupied by a state legislature
  2. noun the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
    Capitol Building.

WordNet

Cap"i*tol
Etymology
L. capitolium, fr. caput head: cf. F. capitole. See Chief.
Definitions
  1. The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus, where the Senate met.
    Comes Cæsar 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.

Webster 1913