cartulary

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Etymology

From Middle English cartulari, borrowed from Medieval Latin chartulārium. Doublet of khaltura.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/

Noun

cartulary (plural cartularies)

  1. A medieval manuscript register containing full or excerpted transcriptions of important documents, especially of originally loose, single-sheet charters.
  2. A collection of original documents bound in one volume.
  3. An officer who had charge of records or other public papers.

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