Capitularies

n. collection of laws (of a Frankish ruler)

n. capitular, member of a church council; civil or ecclesiastical decree; collection of civil or ecclesiastical decrees

A capitulary (medieval Latin capitularium) was a series of legislative or administrative acts emanating from the Frankish court of the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties, especially that of the first emperor, Charlemagne. They were so called because they were formally divided into sections called capitula (plural of capitulum, a diminutive of caput meaning "head(ing)", i.e. chapters).
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The Capitularia or Capitularies, was a code of laws promulgated by Childebert, Clotaire, Carloman, Pepin, Charlemague, 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.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.

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