charterhouse

English

Etymology

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

Noun

charterhouse (plural charterhouses)

1. A Carthusian monastery.

Related terms

• Carthusian

Translations

Carthusian monastery

• French: chartreuse (fr) f
• German: Kartause (de) f
• Hungarian: karthauzi kolostor
• Italian: certosa (it) f
• Latin: Cartusia f
• Spanish: cartuja (es) f