cartulary
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English cartulari, borrowed from Medieval Latin chartulārium. Doublet of khaltura.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cartulary (plural cartularies)
- A medieval manuscript register containing full or excerpted transcriptions of important documents, especially of originally loose, single-sheet charters.
- A collection of original documents bound in one volume.
- An officer who had charge of records or other public papers.
Translations
[edit]document collection
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Further reading
[edit]- “cartulary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.