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chartre

English

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Noun

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chartre (plural chartres)

  1. Obsolete form of charter.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French chartre, earlier cartre, inherited from Latin carcerem (“prison”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chartre f (plural chartres)

  1. (obsolete) prison; place of safekeeping

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with charte.

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Middle English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, diminutive of charta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃartrə/, /ˈt͡ʃartər/

Noun

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chartre (plural chartres)

  1. A charter (document conferring authority or privileges)
  2. (by extension) A deed or other legally binding document.
  3. (by extension, rare) A document or paper.
  4. (figurative) The Christian promise of salvation.

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  • English: charter (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: chairter

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Old French

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Etymology 1

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From Latin chartula (for a similar phonetic development, see Old French epistre (Modern French épître), from Latin epistula), or from charta with an unetymological r. Ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).

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Noun

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chartre oblique singular, f (oblique plural chartres, nominative singular chartre, nominative plural chartres)

  1. charter; covenant; written agreement
  2. record (written account of something)
  3. letter (written message)
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Etymology 2

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From Latin carcer (“prison”), from Proto-Italic *karkros (“enclosure, barrier”).

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Noun

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chartre oblique singular, f (oblique plural chartres, nominative singular chartre, nominative plural chartres)

  1. prison, jail
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