In politics, a caipital ceety (cried heidtoun, heidsteid or poleetical caipital anaw — awtho the latter haes a seicont meinin based on anither sense o ""caipital"") is the heid ceetie or toun associatit wi a kintra's govrenment. It is awmaist aye the ceetie that pheesicalie hauds the offices an meetin steids o the seat o govrenment an is fixt bi law.