capitulary
pertaining to a chapter, especially to an ecclesiastical one.
a member of a chapter, especially of an ecclesiastical one.
Often capitularies. an ordinance or law of a Frankish sovereign.
Origin of capitulary
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How to use capitulary in a sentence
Feudalism claimed its new rights in the capitulary of Quierzy-sur-Oise in 857; the rights of the monarchy began to dwindle in 877.
Charlemagne's capitulary, De Villis, instructions to his stewards on the management of his estates.
Medieval People | Eileen Edna PowerThese scenes replete with dignity, took place in that capitulary Hall now so shamefully defiled.
Led Astray and The Sphinx | Octave FeuilletHe elaborately defined their functions in a famous capitulary of the year 802.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) | Henry Osborn Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for capitulary
/ (kəˈpɪtjʊlərɪ) /
any of the collections of ordinances promulgated by the Frankish kings (8th–10th centuries ad)
Origin of capitulary
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