Word Study
capitulary
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)
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