capitulation vs papers

capitulation and papers both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
capitulation	Yes	No	No	No
papers	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, papers is a hypernym of capitulation; that is, papers is a word with a broader meaning than capitulation:

capitulation: a document containing the terms of surrender
papers: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

Other hypernyms of capitulation include document, written document.

capitulation (noun)	papers (noun)
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)	writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
a document containing the terms of surrender