Charterhouse

American  

[chahr-ter-hous] / ˈtʃɑr tərˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

Charterhouses

1. a Carthusian monastery.

2. the hospital and charitable institution founded in London, in 1611, on the site of a Carthusian monastery.

3. the public school into which this hospital was converted.

4. the modern heir of this school, now located in Surrey.

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Charterhouse British  

/ ˈtʃɑːtəˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a Carthusian monastery

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Etymology

Origin of Charterhouse

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French chartrouse (taken as charter + house ), after Chatrousse, a village in Dauphiné near which the order was founded; Carthusian, whence the first r of the Anglo-French word

Example Sentences

Last year, Charterhouse launched a primary school in the city of Lagos and will open a secondary school this September.

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For example, while Charterhouse UK displays a rainbow flag, the Nigeria school does not.

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"We're a British independent school but sitting firmly within Nigerian cultural needs," says John Todd, head of Charterhouse Nigeria.

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Recognising Nigeria's deeply religious society, Charterhouse also permits parents to take their children home from the boarding house for Sunday church services, with the expectation that they return by Monday morning.

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"We already have Nigerian parents in the UK sending their children to the Charterhouse in Nigeria for September."

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