plenary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite full in all respects
    • a plenary session of the legislature
    • a diplomat with plenary powers

WordNet

Ple"na*ry adjective
Etymology
LL. plenarius, fr. L. plenus full. See Plenty.
Definitions
  1. Full; entire; complete; absolute; as, a plenary license; plenary authority.
    A treatise on a subject should be plenary or full. I. Watts.
Ple"na*ry noun
Definitions
  1. (Law) Decisive procedure. Obs.

Webster 1913