majuscule

[prettygoodword]

majuscule - adj., uppercase.


Or more generally, a large letter, such as a drop-cap letter at the start of a section. And a style of early medieval writing. From Latin majusculus, rather large, diminutive of major, greater.

---L.

Comments

[packbat.livejournal.com]

I think I like "majusculus" better than "majuscule", actually - just think of the descriptions! "He was a majusculus man with a wicked sense of humor and more experiences with explosives than you could shake a boomstick at."