What does "capitulary" mean?
Capitulary: The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an ecclesiastical council.
Additional senses
- 2.A collection of laws or statutes, civil and ecclesiastical, esp. of the Frankish kings, in chapters or sections. Several of Charlemagne's capitularies. Hallam.
- 3.Relating to the chapter of a cathedral; capitular. "Capitulary acts." Warton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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