Capital, adj. 1) chief, principal: “military title c.” H4A III, 2, 110. “she is our c. demand,” H5 V, 2, 96. “so c. a calf,” Hml. III, 2, 111.
2) punishable by loss of life: “in such c. kind,” Cor. III, 3, 81. “so c. in nature,” Hml. IV, 7, 7. “c. crimes,” H5 II, 2, 56. “offences,” Wint. IV, 4, 823. Per. II, 4, 5. “treason,” R2 IV, 151. H4B IV, 2, 109. H6B V, 1, 107. Mcb. I, 3, 115. Lr. V, 3, 83.
3) mortal, pernicious: “to poor we thine enmity 's most c.” Cor. V, 3, 104.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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