capitular
a member of an ecclesiastical chapter.
capitulars, the laws or statutes of a chapter or of an ecclesiastical council.
Botany. capitate.
pertaining to an ecclesiastical or other chapter.
Origin of capitular
1Other words from capitular
- ca·pit·u·lar·ly, adverb
Words Nearby capitular
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How to use capitular in a sentence
At all events, the failure of the first attempt at capitular election was enough for her, and she did not repeat the experiment.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellWe found interesting mention of it in several places when setting in order the chaotic mass of capitular muniments at Lichfield.
Curious Church Customs | VariousFinally, a capitular government in missionary countries was a physical impossibility, and would disrupt the whole Order.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellThe transverse processes are sometimes well developed and are divided into tubercular and capitular portions.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe sixteenth vertebra has its tubercular facet on the transverse process, but the capitular facet is borne on the centrum.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for capitular
/ (kəˈpɪtjʊlə) /
of or associated with a cathedral chapter
of or relating to a capitulum
Origin of capitular
1Derived forms of capitular
- capitularly, adverb
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