Capet

[ key-pit, kap-it; French ka-pe ]

noun

1. Hugh or Fr. Hugues [y, g], a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.

Capet

/ kæˈpɛt; ˈkæpɪt; kapɛ /

noun

1. CapetHugh or Hugues?938996MFrenchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler Hugh or Hugues (yg). ?938–996 ad , king of France (987–96); founder of the Capetian dynasty.

Example Sentences

He went to Paris in 1912 to study with Lucien Capet, a famed quartet violinist, but returned home to his family days before Germany invaded Belgium.

From New York Times

You have only to turn to the literature of the period, with its stories of the mythological families such as Plantagenets, Capets and so forth, to see how the land lay.

From Literature

"Believe me, the Starks and the Lannisters have nothing on the Capets and Plantagenets. It is the original game of thrones."

From BBC

Raymond had been busy in effecting a widespread alliance which should wring from the House of Capet its conquests of the last quarter of a century.

From Project Gutenberg

One story says that her orphaned daughter's father had been a French sailor named Capet.

From Project Gutenberg