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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

Etymology

From Late Latin plēnārius, from plēnus ‎(“full”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpliːnəɹi/[1]
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpliːnəɹi/, /ˈplɛnəɹi/[2]
  • Rhymes: -iːnəɹi, -ɛnəɹi

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