'Capitulary' definitions:
Definition of 'capitulary'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter; "capitular estates" [syn: capitular, capitulary]
Definition of 'Capitulary'
From: GCIDE
- Capitulary \Ca*pit"u*la*ry\, a. Relating to the chapter of a cathedral; capitular. "Capitulary acts." --Warton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Capitulary'
From: GCIDE
- 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, esp. of the Frankish kings, in chapters or sections. [1913 Webster]
- Several of Charlemagne's capitularies. --Hallam. [1913 Webster]