caritel

Galician

Etymology

Already attested in original local Medieval Latin documents since the 11th century. From *caraiter, from Latin characteris, as a character was frequently engraved on stones or trees as landmark of fiefs. Doublet of caracter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑɾiˈtɛl]

Noun

caritel m (plural cariteis)

1. (law, historical) a kind of fine paid to the fiefholder by trespassers or infractors

Related terms

• carácter

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “caritel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “caritel”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “caritel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “caritel”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega