capitulary
adjective
pertaining to a chapter, especially to an ecclesiastical one.
capitularies
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pluralof capitulary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Finally, he established those regular inspections by the missi dominici which are the subject of so many of his capitularies.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
After the union of the Lombards to the Frankish kingdom, the capitularies made for the entire kingdom were applicable to Italy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various
It was upon this representation that this prince, in his capitularies, prohibited burials in churches under heavy penalties.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
The rapidity with which the kings of the period were losing their grip on the situation comes out very clearly from a study of the capitularies which they issued from time to time.
From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin
The capitularies, or short legislative provisions, propounded by the sovereign, and adopted by the public assemblies of the nation, were a further advance in legislation.
From The Life of Hugo Grotius With Brief Minutes of the Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of the Netherlands by Butler, Charles
