CAPITULARY


Meaning of CAPITULARY in English

/keuh pich"euh ler'ee/ , adj., n., pl. capitularies .

adj.

1. pertaining to a chapter, esp. to an ecclesiastical one.

n.

2. a member of a chapter, esp. of an ecclesiastical one.

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

[ 1640-50; capitularius, equiv. to capitul ( um ) (see CAPITULAR) + L - arius -ARY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .