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Plenary
Ple"na*ry\, a. [LL. plenarius, fr. L. plenus full. See Plenty.] Full; entire; complete; absolute; as, a plenary license; plenary authority. A treatise on a subject should be plenary or full. --I. Watts. Plenary indulgence (R. C. Ch.), an entire remission of temporal punishment due to, or canonical penance for, all sins. Plenary inspiration. (Theol.) See under Inspiration.Plenary
Ple"na*ry\, n. (Law) Decisive procedure. [Obs.]
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plenary
1517, earlier plenar (c.1290), from M.L. plenarius "entire, complete," from L. plenus "full," from PIE *ple- "to be full" (see poly-).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ple·na·ry
Pronunciation: 'plE-n&-rE, 'ple-
Function: adjective
: full and complete in every respect: as a : ABSOLUTE 1 <plenary power> b : fully attended or constituted plenary session of the legislature> c : including all steps in due order plenary proceeding> —compare SUMMARY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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