cornercap

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From corner + cap.

Obsolete A priest's or academic's hat.

Obsolete The chief ornament.

Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:

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