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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLE'NARY, a. [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, n. Decisive procedure. [Not used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: full in all respects; "a plenary session of the legislature"; "a diplomat with plenary powers"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin plenarius, from Latin plenus full — more at full Date: 15th century 1. complete in every respect ; absolute, unqualified <plenary power> 2. fully attended or constituted by all entitled to be present <a plenary session> Synonyms: see full

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 entire, unqualified, absolute (plenary indulgence). 2 (of an assembly) to be attended by all members. Etymology: LL plenarius f. plenus full

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Plenary Ple"na*ry, a. [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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Plenary Ple"na*ry, n. (Law) Decisive procedure. [Obs.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(plenaries) A plenary session or plenary meeting is one that is attended by everyone who has the right to attend. (TECHNICAL) The programme was approved at a plenary session of the Central Committee last week. ADJ: ADJ n • Plenary is also a noun. There'll be another plenary at the end of the afternoon after the workshop. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Full, complete, entire.

Moby Thesaurus

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