majuscule

Definition

A capital letter, especially one used in ancient manuscripts.

Etymology

Borrowed from French majuscule, from Latin maiusculus.

Example Sentences

• "Up to this point, Loveday appeared to be an exceptionally typical undergraduate, in that he wrote in majuscule what his fellows scribbled in lower case."
• "But it is far from impossible that a scribe writing in minuscule should choose majuscule for a correction at this point: for example, if he had written u for n the only way to avoid all misunderstanding might be to indicate the correction with a capital letter."
• "Many of these strips are palimpsest and bear earlier writing in majuscule and old minuscule."