capitulary

[ kuh-pich-uh-ler-ee ]

/ kəˈpɪtʃ əˌlɛr i /

pertaining to a chapter, especially to an ecclesiastical one.

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

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

Origin of capitulary

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

These scenes replete with dignity, took place in that Capitulary Hall now so shamefully defiled.

Led Astray and The Sphinx |Octave Feuillet
Charlemagne's capitulary, De Villis, instructions to his stewards on the management of his estates.

Medieval People |Eileen Edna Power
Feudalism claimed its new rights in the capitulary of Quierzy-sur-Oise in 857; the rights of the monarchy began to dwindle in 877.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 |Various

capitulary

/ (kəˈpɪtjʊlərɪ) /

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

C17: from Medieval Latin capitulāris; see capitular