I. ˈkapshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English capcioun, from Latin caption-, captio, from captus, past participle of capere to take — more at heave
1.
a. archaic : act of taking or seizing : seizure
b. chiefly Scots law : arrest by legal process
2. : cavil , quibble
a mere caption unworthy of answer
3. : the part of a legal instrument (as a commission, indictment, or deposition) that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
4.
[influenced in meaning by Latin caput head]
a. : the heading or title of an article, story, document, chapter, or other composition or of a page or section
b. : the explanatory comment or designation accompanying a pictorial illustration usually as an underline or overline
c. : a motion-picture subtitle
II. transitive verb
( captioned ; captioned ; captioning -sh(ə)niŋ ; captions )
: to furnish with a caption : entitle