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Webster 1913 Edition


Plenary

Ple′na-ry

,
Adj.
[LL.
plenarius
, fr. L.
plenus
full. See
Plenty
.]
Full; entire; complete; absolute;
as, a
plenary
license;
plenary
authority.
A treatise on a subject should be
plenary
or full.
I. Watts.
Plenary indulgence
(R. C. Ch.)
,
an entire remission of temporal punishment due to, or canonical penance for, all sins.
Plenary inspiration
.
(Theol.)
See under
Inspiration
.

Ple′na-ry

,
Noun.
(Law)
Decisive procedure.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Plenary

PLE'NARY

,
Adj.
[L. plenus.] Full; entire; complete; as a plenary license; plenary consent; plenary indulgence. The plenary indulgence of the pope is an entire remission of penalties to all sins.

PLE'NARY

,
Noun.
Decisive procedure. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


plenary

plenary

English

Adjective

plenary (comparative more plenary, superlative most plenary)

  1. Fully attended; for everyone's attendance.
  2. (theology or law) Complete; full; entire; absolute.
    • I. Watts
      A treatise on a subject should be plenary or full.

Translations

Derived terms

Noun

plenary (plural plenaries)

  1. plenary session
    After lunch, we will all be in the main auditorium listening to the plenary.

References

  1. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/plenary?view=uk
  2. http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/plenary