capitular

American  

[kuh-pich-uh-ler] / kəˈpɪtʃ ə lər /

noun

1. a member of an ecclesiastical chapter.

2. capitulars, the laws or statutes of a chapter or of an ecclesiastical council.

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adjective

1. Botany. capitate.

2. pertaining to an ecclesiastical or other chapter.

capitular British  

/ kəˈpɪtjʊlə /

adjective

1. of or associated with a cathedral chapter

2. of or relating to a capitulum

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Other Word Forms

• capitularly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of capitular

1605–15; < Medieval Latin capitulāris, equivalent to capitul ( um ) chapter (literally, small head; see capitulum) + -āris -ar ¹

Example Sentences

He then retired to Frauenburg, and vigorously attended to his capitular duties.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

In the contemporary notices of Gerard and his family, in the capitular registers of the cathedral at Noyon, the name is always spelt Cauuin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

The earlier Parliaments returned by the first Reform Bill brought about sweeping and ill-considered changes, both diocesan and capitular.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Dimock, Arthur

And even in the North, where the capitular schools were most flourishing—as Paris, Reims, and Chartres—the general tendency was towards relapse.

From Illuminated Manuscripts by Bradley, John William

Instead, therefore, of the wedding dresses, a manton capitular was the only ornament purchased.

From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Wells, Nathaniel Armstrong