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capitulary

[ kuh-pich-uh-ler-ee ]
/ kəˈpɪtʃ əˌlɛr i /

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

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