different between ecclesiastical vs capitulary

English

Etymology

ecclesiastic +? -al

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /??kli.zi?æ.st?.k?l/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??kli?.zi?æ.st?.k?l/

Adjective

ecclesiastical (comparative more ecclesiastical, superlative most ecclesiastical)

1. Of or pertaining to the church.

   Synonyms: churchical, churchlike, churchly, (less common) ecclesiastic

Alternative forms

• ecclesiasticall (obsolete)

Antonyms

Derived terms

• Ecclesiastical Latin

Related terms

• see Ecclesiastes

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See also

• Appendix:Ecclesiastical terms

English

Noun

capitulary (plural capitularies)

1. A member of an ecclesiastical chapter
2. A set of decrees, especially those made by the Frankish kings

Adjective

capitulary (comparative more capitulary, superlative most capitulary)

1. Of or related to a chapter, in its various senses.
2. Of or related to the Capitoulate of Toulouse.
   • 1989, Robert Alan Schneider, "Crown and Capitoulat" in Cities and Social Change in Early Modern France, p. 198:

     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.

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