— capitularly , adv.
/keuh pich"euh leuhr/ , n.
1. a member of an ecclesiastical chapter.
2. capitulars , the laws or statutes of a chapter or of an ecclesiastical council.
adj.
3. Bot. capitate.
4. pertaining to an ecclesiastical or other chapter.
[ 1605-15; capitularis, equiv. to capitul ( um ) chapter (lit., small head; see CAPITULUM) + -aris -AR 1 ]