capitulary
Americanadjective
noun
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a member of a chapter, especially of an ecclesiastical one.
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Often capitularies. an ordinance or law of a Frankish sovereign.
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Etymology
Origin of capitulary
1640–50; < Late Latin capitulārius, equivalent to capitul ( um ) ( see capitular) + Latin -ārius -ary
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In 797, at a great assembly at Aix-la-Chapelle, another capitulary for the Saxons was issued, known as the Capitulum Saxonicum, and in this the harsh features of the earlier capitulary were considerably relaxed.
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
It was renewed repeatedly, as, for instance, in the Council of Auxerre in 595, by a capitulary of Charlemagne in 789, and by the Council of Selingstadt in 1022, but always in vain.
From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Charlemagne's capitulary, De Villis, instructions to his stewards on the management of his estates.
From Medieval People by Power, Eileen Edna
The capitulary may be regarded as a broad outline of policy and conduct which its author, lately become emperor, wished to see realized throughout his vast dominion.
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
It was under the influence of Alcuin that Charlemagne issued in 787 the capitulary that has been called "the first general charter of education for the Middle Ages."
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert
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