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 ) ( capitular ) + Latin -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

A capitulary of Charlemagne in 801 is to the same effect.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban

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

In recent editions in the case of each capitulary it is carefully indicated from what manuscripts it has been collated.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" 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 797, at a great assembly at Aix-la-Chapelle, another capitulary for the Saxons was issued, known as the Capitulum Saxonicum, and in this the harsh features of the earlier capitulary were considerably relaxed.

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