əˌlɛr adjective
1.
pertaining to a chapter, especially to an ecclesiastical one.
noun
2.
a member of a chapter, especially of an ecclesiastical one.
3.
Often, capitularies. an ordinance or law of a Frankish sovereign.
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| —n , pl -laries | |
| any of the collections of ordinances promulgated by the Frankish kings (8th--10th centuries | |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin capitulāris; see | |
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capitulary
ordinance, usually divided into articles (Latin: capitula), promulgated by the Carolingian sovereigns (Charlemagne and his heirs) in western Europe (8th to late 9th century). These ordinances dealt with various issues of administration, the royal domains, and public order and justice, as well as with ecclesiastical problems. Similar acts had been promulgated earlier by the Merovingians
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