capitulary

American  

[kuh-pich-uh-ler-ee] / kəˈpɪtʃ əˌlɛr i /

adjective

1. pertaining to a chapter, especially to an ecclesiastical one.

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noun

plural

capitularies

1. a member of a chapter, especially of an ecclesiastical one.

2. Often capitularies. an ordinance or law of a Frankish sovereign.

capitulary British  

/ kəˈpɪtjʊlərɪ /

noun

1. any of the collections of ordinances promulgated by the Frankish kings (8th–10th centuries _ad )

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Etymology

Origin of capitulary

1640–50; < Late Latin capitulārius, equivalent to capitul ( um ) ( see capitular) + Latin -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

A capitulary of Louis the Pious in 817, for example, forbade the continuance of secular education in monastic schools.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

It was under the influence of Alcuin that Charlemagne issued in 787 the capitulary that has been called "the first general charter of education for the Middle Ages."

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert

The capitularies of 805 and 821 also contain vague references to sworn unions of some sort, and a capitulary of 884 prohibits villeins from forming associations “vulgarly called gilds” against those who have despoiled them.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

It was renewed repeatedly, as, for instance, in the Council of Auxerre in 595, by a capitulary of Charlemagne in 789, and by the Council of Selingstadt in 1022, but always in vain.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

In 816, a capitulary of Louis I. declared all donations of this kind void.

From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois