cartulary
English
/ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin chartularium, chartula (little paper).
Origin
Latin
chartula
Gloss
little paper
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chartula English
- charta Latin
- chartula Latin
- chartularium Latin
- chartularius Latin
- cartulario Italian
- cartulaire French
- χάρτης Ancient Greek
- chartre Old French