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chartophylacium

American

[kahr-toh-fi-ley-shuhm] / ˌkɑr toʊ fɪˈleɪ ʃəm /

noun

(in a medieval church) a place for the keeping of records and documents.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

chartophylacia

plural

Etymology

Origin of chartophylacium

< Late Greek chartophylákion, equivalent to charto- (combining form of chártēs; see charta) + phylákion a guard, watch; see phylactery

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