noun
- collections of ordinances or decrees issued by Frankish and Carolingian rulers, divided into chapters
Usage: historical; medieval law
Examples
- The capitularies of Charlemagne established important legal precedents in medieval Europe.
- Scholars study the capitularies to understand Carolingian administrative practices.
- These capitularies were organized into chapters dealing with different aspects of governance.
- The capitularies served as both religious and secular law during the Frankish period.
- Many capitularies addressed issues of church reform and royal authority.
- Historians analyze the capitularies to trace the development of medieval legal systems.