[cap.tion] n [ME capcioun, fr. L caption-, captio act of taking, fr. capere to take--more at heave] (1670) 1: the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
2. a: the heading esp. of an article or document: title b: the explanatory comment or designation accompanying a pictorial illustration c: a motion-picture subtitle -- cap.tion.less adj
[2]caption vt cap.tioned ; cap.tion.ing (1901): to furnish with a caption