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Capitulary — Ca*pit u*la*ry, a. Relating to the chapter of a cathedral; capitular. Capitulary acts. Warton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Capitulary — Ca*pit u*la*ry, n.; pl. {Capitularies}. [See {Capitular}.] 1. A capitular. [1913 Webster] 2. The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an ecclesiastical council. [1913 Webster] 3. A collection of laws or statutes, civil and ecclesiastical … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capitulary — index code, codification Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
capitulary — [kə pich′yooler΄ē, kə pich′əler΄ē] n. pl. capitularies [ML capitularius < CAPITULAR] an ordinance or a collection of ordinances, esp. as made formerly by Frankish kings … English World dictionary
Capitulary — A capitulary (medieval Latin capitularium ) was a series of legislative or administrative acts emanating from the Frankish court of the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties, especially that of the first emperor, Charlemagne. They were so called… … Wikipedia
Capitulary of Quierzy — The Capitulary of Quierzy (or Kiersy), was a capitulary of the emperor Charles the Bald, comprising a series of measures for safeguarding the administration of his realm during his second Italian expedition, as well as directions for his son… … Wikipedia
Capitulary for the Jews — The Capitulary for the Jews is a piece of legislation attributed to Charlemagne and dated to 814 AD. It prescribes a set of prohibitions (together with punishments for infractions) against Jews engaging in commerce or money lending. 1. Let no Jew … Wikipedia
capitulary — noun (plural laries) Etymology: Medieval Latin capitulare, literally, document divided into sections, from Late Latin capitulum section, chapter more at chapter Date: 1650 a civil or ecclesiastical ordinance; also … New Collegiate Dictionary
capitulary — /keuh pich euh ler ee/, adj., n., pl. capitularies. adj. 1. pertaining to a chapter, esp. to an ecclesiastical one. n. 2. a member of a chapter, esp. of an ecclesiastical one. 3. Often, capitularies. an ordinance or law of a Frankish sovereign.… … Universalium
capitulary — n. capitular, member of a church council; civil or ecclesiastical decree; collection of civil or ecclesiastical decrees adj. of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter, of a church council … English contemporary dictionary
