Members of a cathedral chapter; clergy who participate in the governance and administration of a cathedral.
From Medieval Latin 'capitularis' (relating to a chapter), used as a noun to denote the members themselves. These were the individual canons who made up the chapter's voting body.
A cathedral's capitulars were like a council of wise elders—they could overrule a bishop's decisions on major matters, and their approval was needed for selling church land or appointing new clergy!
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