chartre

English

Noun

chartre (plural chartres)

  1. Obsolete spelling of charter.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chartre, earlier cartre, inherited from Latin carcerem (“prison”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

chartre f (plural chartres)

  1. (obsolete) prison; place of safekeeping

Usage notes

Not to be confused with charte.

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, diminutive of charta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃartrə/, /ˈt͡ʃartər/

Noun

chartre (plural chartres)

  1. A charter (document conferring authority or privileges)
  2. (by extension) A deed or other legally binding document.
  3. (by extension, rare) A document or paper.
  4. (figurative) The Christian promise of salvation.

Descendants

  • English: charter (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: chairter

References

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin chartula (for a similar phonetic development, see Old French epistre (Modern French épître), from Latin epistula), or from charta with an unetymological r. Ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).

Alternative forms

Noun

chartre oblique singular, f (oblique plural chartres, nominative singular chartre, nominative plural chartres)

  1. charter; covenant; written agreement
  2. record (written account of something)
  3. letter (written message)
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Latin carcer (“prison”), from Proto-Italic *karkros (“enclosure, barrier”).

Alternative forms

Noun

chartre oblique singular, f (oblique plural chartres, nominative singular chartre, nominative plural chartres)

  1. prison, jail
Descendants
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