cartulary

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UK/ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/

noun

A medieval manuscript register containing full or excerpted transcriptions of important documents, especially of originally loose, single-sheet charters.

OriginMiddle English cartulari ← Medieval Latin chartulārium →
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Meanings

nouncartulary (plural cartularies)

plural cartularies · alternative chartulary

  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.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinchartulārium
  2. Middle Englishcartulari
  3. Englishcartulary

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

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Translations

Catalan cartulari, cartoral
  • cartularidocument collection
  • cartoraldocument collection
Czech kopiář
  • kopiářdocument collection
Dutch cartularium, chartularium
  • cartulariumdocument collection
  • chartulariumdocument collection
Finnish kartulaari
  • kartulaaridocument collection
French cartulaire
  • cartulairedocument collection
German Kopialbuch, Kopiar
  • Kopialbuchdocument collection
  • Kopiardocument collection
  • Kartulardocument collection
Icelandic skjalabók
  • skjalabókdocument collection
Italian cartulario, cartolario
  • cartulariodocument collection
  • cartolariodocument collection
  • cartariodocument collection
Latin chartularium, cartularium
  • chartulariumdocument collection
  • cartulariumdocument collection
Polish kartulariusz, kopiariusz
  • kartulariuszdocument collection
  • kopiariuszdocument collection
  • kopiałdocument collection
  • kopiarzdocument collection
Portuguese cartulário
  • cartuláriodocument collection
Russian картулярии
  • картулярии (kartuljarii)document collection
Spanish cartulario, tumbo
  • cartulariodocument collection
  • tumbodocument collection
Cite this entry
APA

cartulary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartulary

MLA

“cartulary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartulary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cartulary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartulary.

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