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Captal (Lat. capitalis, first, chief ), was a medievalfeudal title inGascony. According toDu Cange the designationcaptal (capital, captau, capitau) was applied loosely to the more illustrious nobles ofAquitaine, counts, viscounts, etc., probably ascapitales domini, principal lords, though he quotes more fanciful explanations.[1]
As an actual title the word was used only by the lords ofTrene,Puychagut,Epernon andBuch[1] (a lordship being an amalgamation of two or moreseigniories).
It is best known in connection with the soldierJean III de Grailly, Captal de Buch (d. 1376), memorialized byJean Froissart as the confidant of theBlack Prince and a champion of the English cause against France in the 14th century.[1]
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Captal".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 23.