1. relating to or denoting an ornamental capital letter used at the beginning of a verse, chapter, or paragraph
Usage: typography; archaic

Examples

• The medieval manuscript featured beautiful versal letters at the start of each chapter.
• The calligrapher specialized in creating elaborate versal initials.
• Each psalm began with a gold versal letter.
• The illuminated text displayed intricate versal capitals throughout.
• Renaissance books often included colorful versal letters as decoration.