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English
Noun
capitulary (plural capitularies)
- A member of an ecclesiastical chapter
- A set of decrees, especially those made by the Frankish kings
Adjective
capitulary (comparative more capitulary, superlative most capitulary)
- Of or related to a chapter, in its various senses.
- Of or related to the Capitoulate of Toulouse.
1989, Robert Alan Schneider, “Crown and Capitoulat”, in Cities and Social Change in Early Modern France, page 198:In mid-sixteenth century, the Conseil Général assembled almost eighty men and was, in fact, a remnant of the general assemblies held during the period of the medieval commune; but its functions were mostly limited to a ceremonial hearing of the municipal deliberations and the supervision of the capitulary election.
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