CAPITULARY


Meaning of CAPITULARY in English

[ kə'pɪtjʊləri ]

■ noun ( plural capitularies ) historical a royal ordinance, especially under the Merovingian dynasty.

Origin

C17: from late L. capitularius , from L. capitulum in the sense 'section of a law'.

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