cartulary
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of cartulary
C16: from Medieval Latin cartulārium, from Latin chartula a little paper, from charta paper; see card 1
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The cartulary mentions his name at various intervals from 1197 to 1202.
From The Troubadours by Chaytor, H.J.
Adrien de Valois cites a cartulary, or registry of a monastery, dated in 1310, in which mention is made of three sections of vineyards situated in the district known as les Areinnes.
From Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 by Walton, William
The cartulary from which it is drawn was compiled in 1309.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
A curious deviation is apparent in the following instance, taken from the cartulary of Malmesbury.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
A rhymed Latin account of a dispute in which the nuns of Ronceray at Angers were concerned, contained in a cartulary of Ronceray, is also ascribed to the poet, who there calls himself Hilarius Canonicus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
Its library contains many important MSS., among them Burns’s correspondence with George Thomson, and several cartularies including those of St Andrews and Brechin.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
Here were descents of families, and tenures of estates; authorities of charters and of cartularies; curious customs of counties, cities, and great towns.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
Charlemagne was conscious of this, and therefore ordered in his cartularies, that no judge should hold a court of justice except in the morning on an empty stomach.
From Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete by Irving, Washington
The sooty mass of chronicles and historical books and cartularies accumulated, and the stammering grace, the often exquisite awkwardness of the monks, placing the poetic remains of antiquity in a ragout, were dead.
From Against the Grain by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
The limitations of rights of property have left as distinct traces in the cartularies as the direct consequences of personal unfreedom.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
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