from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Capitulary \Ca*pit"u*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Capitularies}. [See
{Capitular}.]
1. A capitular.
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2. The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an
ecclesiastical council.
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3. A collection of laws or statutes, civil and
ecclesiastical, esp. of the Frankish kings, in chapters or
sections.
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Several of Charlemagne's capitularies. --Hallam.
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from
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
CAPITULARIES.The Capitularia or Capitularies, was a code of laws promulgated
by Childebert, Clotaire, Carloman, Pepin, Charlemagne, and other kings. It
was so called from the small chapters or heads into which they were divided.
The edition by Baluze, published in 1677, is said to be the best.