One of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis. Synonyms:capital, capital letter, upper-case letter, uppercase.
adjective
1.
Of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries.
2.
Uppercase. Synonyms:capital, great."Great A" , "Many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"