2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 91, —Capitalis justiciarius banci. Chief justice of the bench. The title of the chief justice of the (now) court of common pleas, first mentioned in the first year of Edward I. 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 48.—Capitalis justiciarius totius angliss. Chief justice of all England. The title of the pierce justice in the court of aula regis. 3 Bl. Comm. 38; Reeve, Eng. Law, 48.—Capitalis plegius. A chief pledge; a head borough. Townsh. Pl. 35.—Capitalis reditus. A chief rent—Capitalis terra. A head-land. A piece of land lying at the head of other land.