capitulary

[ kuh-pich-uh-ler-ee ]

/ kəˈpɪtʃ əˌlɛr i /

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adjective

pertaining to a chapter, especially to an ecclesiastical one.

noun, plural ca·pit·u·lar·ies.

a member of a chapter, especially of an ecclesiastical one.

Often capitularies. an ordinance or law of a Frankish sovereign.

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Origin of capitulary

1640–50; <Late Latin capitulārius, equivalent to capitul(um) (see capitular) + Latin -ārius-ary

Words nearby capitulary

Capitoline, Capitol Peak, Capitol Reef National Park, Capitol, United States, capitular, capitulary, capitulate, capitulation, capitulationism, capitulum, capiz

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How to use capitulary in a sentence

Feudalism claimed its new rights in the capitulary of Quierzy-sur-Oise in 857; the rights of the monarchy began to dwindle in 877.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7|Various
Charlemagne's capitulary, De Villis, instructions to his stewards on the management of his estates.
Medieval People|Eileen Edna Power
These scenes replete with dignity, took place in that Capitulary Hall now so shamefully defiled.
Led Astray and The Sphinx|Octave Feuillet
He elaborately defined their functions in a famous Capitulary of the year 802.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for capitulary

capitulary

/ (kəˈpɪtjʊlərɪ) /

noun plural -laries

any of the collections of ordinances promulgated by the Frankish kings (8th–10th centuries ad)

Word Origin for capitulary

C17: from Medieval Latin capitulāris; see capitular

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