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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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) [bouvier]:

  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. 
  
  

















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