A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute for a
bell, in the Roman Catholic church, during the latter part of Holy
Week, or the last week of Lent.
1. Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements. "The merry madcap lord." Shak. 2. Wild; reckless. "Madcap follies" Beau. & Fl.
A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person. Shak....
