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Plenary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Complete in all respects; unlimited or full: a diplomat with plenary powers.

adj. Fully attended by all qualified members: a plenary session of the council.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Fully attended; for everyone's attendance.

adj. Complete; full; entire; absolute.

n. plenary session

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Full; entire; complete; absolute

n. Decisive procedure.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Full; entire; complete: as, a plenary license; plenary consent; plenary indulgence.

In law, noting an ordinary suit which passes through all its gradations and formal steps: opposed to summary.

Having full power; plenipotentiary.

n. In law, decisive procedure.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. full in all respects

Word Usage

"Later usage has restricted the term plenary to those councils which are presided over by a delegate of the Apostolic See, who has received special power for that purpose, and which are attended by all the metropolitans and bishops of some commonwealth, empire, or kingdom, or by their duly accredited representatives."

Equivalent

comprehensive

Cross Reference

plenary indulgence plenary missal plenary inspiration

Form

plenary speaker plenary court plenary session plenary talk

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

full entire complete absolute

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

documentary greenery machinery parliamentary scenery

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

closed-door unamended appellate stàpatti vicarious