plenary
[ plee-nuh-ree, plen-uh- ]
/ ˈpli nə ri, ˈplɛn ə- /
Save This Word!
adjective
full; complete; entire; absolute; unqualified: plenary powers.
attended by all qualified members; fully constituted: a plenary session of Congress.
noun, plural ple·na·ries.
a plenary session, meeting, or the like.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.
Question 1 of 7
“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Meet Grammar Coach
Improve Your Writing
Origin of plenary
OTHER WORDS FROM plenary
ple·na·ri·ly, adverbWords nearby plenary
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for plenary
British Dictionary definitions for plenary
plenary
/ (ˈpliːnərɪ, ˈplɛn-) /
adjective
full, unqualified, or completeplenary powers; plenary indulgence
(of assemblies, councils, etc) attended by all the members
noun plural -ries
a book of the gospels or epistles and homilies read at the Eucharist
Derived forms of plenary
plenarily, adverbWord Origin for plenary
C15: from Late Latin plēnārius, from Latin plēnus full; related to Middle English plener; see plenum
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012