capitular
Americannoun
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a member of an ecclesiastical chapter.
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capitulars, the laws or statutes of a chapter or of an ecclesiastical council.
adjective
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Botany. capitate.
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pertaining to an ecclesiastical or other chapter.
adjective
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of or associated with a cathedral chapter
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of or relating to a capitulum
Other Word Forms
- capitularly adverb
Etymology
Origin of capitular
1605–15; < Medieval Latin capitulāris, equivalent to capitul ( um ) chapter (literally, small head; capitulum ) + -āris -ar 1
Example Sentences
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We found interesting mention of it in several places when setting in order the chaotic mass of capitular muniments at Lichfield.
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Throughout the whole reign elections by capitular bodies were constantly set at nought.
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He was one of the first to take an interest in the foundation of Canterbury Cathedral, New Zealand, and was elected one of the capitular clergy.
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Again, Polydore Vergil, W. Paley, Cartwright the inventor of the power loom, and O. Manning the celebrated topographer are some of the many capitular members of whom Lincoln may well be proud.
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All the ribs at their upper extremity articulate only with the transverse processes of the vertebrae; their capitular processes when present not articulating directly with the bodies of the vertebrae.
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