chartulary
noun
a register of charters, title deeds, etc.
chartularies
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pluralof chartulary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A large number of documents of the Anglo-Saxon period, dating from the 7th century, has survived, both original and copies entered in chartularies.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
Among other manuscripts in the collection are the whole of the celebrated Wodrow Manuscripts, relating to the ecclesiastical history of Scotland, and the chartularies of many of the ancient religious houses.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 by Various
Chronicles, chartularies, State Papers, treaties, family pedigrees, documents of every kind were floating about the country, often in the possession of strange owners, almost always to be had for gold.
From Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries by J. M. (Jean Mary) Stone
DIPLOMATIC, the science of diplomas, founded on the critical study of the “diplomatic” sources of history: diplomas, charters, acts, treaties, contracts, judicial records, rolls, chartularies, registers, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
Of these valuable and highly important chartularies there has been printed, 1.
