capitulary

noun, adj — 4 senses

capitulary

noun
1

A member of an ecclesiastical chapter

2

A set of decrees, especially those made by the Frankish kings

capitulary

adj
1

Of or related to a chapter, in its various senses.

2

Of or related to the Capitoulate of Toulouse.

  • 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.1989, Robert Alan Schneider, “Crown and Capitoulat”, in Cities and Social Change in Early Modern France, page 198:

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