charterhouse

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noun

A Carthusian monastery.

OriginFrench chartreuse →
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Meanings

nouncharterhouse (plural charterhouses)

plural charterhouses

  1. A Carthusian monastery.

Origin

  1. Frenchchartreuse
  2. Englishcharterhouse

From French chartreuse, reanalysed as a compound of charter + house. Doublet of chartreuse.

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Translations

French chartreuse
  • chartreuseCarthusian monastery
German Kartause
  • KartauseCarthusian monastery
Hungarian karthauzi kolostor
  • karthauzi kolostorCarthusian monastery
Italian certosa
  • certosaCarthusian monastery
Latin Cartusia
  • CartusiaCarthusian monastery
Spanish cartuja
  • cartujaCarthusian monastery
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APA

charterhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charterhouse

MLA

“charterhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charterhouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charterhouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charterhouse.

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