(n) one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis, Syn. upper-case letter, majuscule, uppercase, capital letter, Ant. lowercase, Example:printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters
n. [ Cf. F. majuscule. See Majusculae. ] A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculae. [ 1913 Webster ]
Majuscule writing, writing composed wholly of capital letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe from the third to the sixth century. [ 1913 Webster ]