capitulary

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ca=pit=u=lar=y

CIDE DICTIONARY

capitulary, n. [See Capitular.].

•  A capitular.  [1913 Webster]
•  The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an ecclesiastical council.  [1913 Webster]
•  A collection of laws or statutes, civil and ecclesiastical, esp. of the Frankish kings, in chapters or sections.  [1913 Webster]

  "Several of Charlemagne's capitularies."  [1913 Webster]

capitulary, a. 

 Relating to the chapter of a cathedral; capitular.  Warton.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

capitulary, n. (pl. -ies) a collection of ordinances, esp. of the Frankish kings.

Etymology

LL capitularius (as CAPITULAR)