CARTULARY

Etymology

Noun

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Car"tu*la*ry, n.; pl. Cartularies. Etym: [LL. cartularium, chartularium, fr. L. charta paper: cf. F. cartulaire. See 1st Card.]

1. A register, or record, as of a monastery or church.

Defn:

2. An ecclesiastical officer who had charge of records or other public papers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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