caritel

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Galician

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Etymology

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Already attested in original local Medieval Latin documents since the 11th century. From *caraiter, from Latin characteris, as a character was frequently engraved on stones or trees as landmark of fiefs. Doublet of caracter.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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caritel m (plural cariteis)

  1. (law, historical) a kind of fine paid to the fiefholder by trespassers or infractors
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “caletre”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Gredos