capitulary

capitulary is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an ecclesiastical council.
  2. 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. 3.Relating to the chapter of a cathedral; capitular. "Capitulary acts." Warton.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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