CAPITULAR

capitular, capitulary

(adjective) of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter; “capitular estates”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

capitular (plural capitulars)

an act passed in a chapter

a member of a chapter

the head or prominent part

Adjective

capitular (not comparable)

(botany, anatomy) pertaining to a capitulum

Pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*pit"u*lar, n. Etym: [LL. capitulare, capitularium, fr. L. capitulum a small head, a chapter, dim. of capit head, chapter.]

1. An act passed in a chapter.

2. A member of a chapter. The chapter itself, and all its members or capitulars. Ayliffe.

3. The head or prominent part.

Ca*pit"u*lar, a.

1. (Eccl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to a chapter; capitulary. From the pope to the member of the capitular body. Milman.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Growing in, or pertaining to, a capitulum.

3. (Anat.)

Definition: Pertaining to a capitulum; as, the capitular process of a vetebra, the process which articulates with the capitulum of a rib.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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