cartulary

[ kahr-choo-ler-ee ]
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noun,plural car·tu·lar·ies.

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cartulary

chartulary (ˈtʃɑːtjʊlərɪ)

/ (ˈkɑːtjʊlərɪ) /


nounplural -laries
  1. law

    • a collection of charters or records, esp relating to the title to an estate or monastery

    • any place where records are kept

Origin of cartulary

1
C16: from Medieval Latin cartulārium, from Latin chartula a little paper, from charta paper; see card 1

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