Definition of Plenary

1. Adjective. Full in all respects. "A diplomat with plenary powers"

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Derivative terms: Plenum

Definition of Plenary

1. a. Full; entire; complete; absolute; as, a plenary license; plenary authority.

2. n. Decisive procedure.

Definition of Plenary

1. Adjective. Fully attended; for everyone's attendance. ¹

2. Adjective. (theology or legal) Complete; full; entire; absolute. ¹

3. Noun. plenary session ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plenary

1. a session attended by all members [n -RIES]

Medical Definition of Plenary

1. Full; entire; complete; absolute; as, a plenary license; plenary authority. "A treatise on a subject should be plenary or full." (I. Watts) Plenary indulgence See Inspiration. Origin: LL. Plenarius, fr. L. Plenus full. See Plenty. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plenary

pleiotropic gene
pleiotropies
pleiotropism
pleiotropy
pleisiomorph
pleisiomorphic
pleisiomorphs
pleistocene
pleitropic
plena
plenal
plenaries
plenarily
plenariness
plenarty
plenary (current term)
plenary court
plenary session
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plenches
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plenilunar
plenilunary
plenilune
plenilunes
plenipo
plenipoes
plenipos

Literary usage of Plenary

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Proceedings of the Hague Peace Conferences: Translation of the Original by James Brown Scott (1920)
"The minutes of the seventh plenary meeting are adopted. The President: Gentlemen, I have received the following communication from the first delegate of ..."

2. A Treatise on the Bankruptcy Law of the United States by Harold Remington (1915)
"Co., 22 ABR 395, 170 Fed. court in subsequent plenary action. 485 (DC Pa.). compare rules in analogous actions t 75. In re Remington Automobile ..."

3. The American Catholic Quarterly Review by James Andrew Corcoran, Patrick John Ryan, Edmond Francis Prendergast (1886)
"In the edition of the Second plenary Council of 1867, the minutes of the private ... But, in the case of the Third plenary, this would have been impossible. ..."

4. The Treaty Making Power of the United States by Charles Henry Butler (1902)
"plenary power restrained only by fundamental principles on which ... In fact the power is, and must be, plenary, that word being used in its general ..."

5. A Treatise on the Law and Proceedings in Bankruptcy by Frank Olds Loveland (1912)
"Proceedings with respect to property in custodia legis may be summary or plenary. Jurisdiction of questions with respect to property in the custody of the ..."

6. The Proceedings of the Hague Peace Conferences: Translation of the Original by James Brown Scott (1920)
"The minutes of the seventh plenary meeting are adopted. The President: Gentlemen, I have received the following communication from the first delegate of ..."

7. A Treatise on the Bankruptcy Law of the United States by Harold Remington (1915)
"Co., 22 ABR 395, 170 Fed. court in subsequent plenary action. 485 (DC Pa.). compare rules in analogous actions t 75. In re Remington Automobile ..."

8. The American Catholic Quarterly Review by James Andrew Corcoran, Patrick John Ryan, Edmond Francis Prendergast (1886)
"In the edition of the Second plenary Council of 1867, the minutes of the private ... But, in the case of the Third plenary, this would have been impossible. ..."

9. The Treaty Making Power of the United States by Charles Henry Butler (1902)
"plenary power restrained only by fundamental principles on which ... In fact the power is, and must be, plenary, that word being used in its general ..."

10. A Treatise on the Law and Proceedings in Bankruptcy by Frank Olds Loveland (1912)
"Proceedings with respect to property in custodia legis may be summary or plenary. Jurisdiction of questions with respect to property in the custody of the ..."

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