cartulary

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin chartularium, chartularius, from Latin chartula. Doublet of khaltura.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/

Noun

cartulary (plural cartularies)

  1. A medieval manuscript register containing full or excerpted transcriptions of important documents, especially of originally loose, single-sheet charters.
  2. A collection of original documents bound in one volume.
  3. An officer who had charge of records or other public papers.

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References
  • cartulary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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