cartulary

cartulary Definition

car·tu·lary (kär′c̸hə ler′ē)

noun pl. -·lar′·ies

a collection or register of charters, deeds, etc.

Etymology: ML chartularium < L chartula: see charter

cartulary Usage Examples

Preposition: of

house: Only the cartularies of the three main houses, Oseney, Eynsham, and St Frideswide's are retained in the Archive.

Converse of object

include: The libraries of some individual colleges also have their own collections of MSS, including several monastic cartularies, described by Davis.

Adjective modifier

Modifies a noun

state: The Canonsleigh cartulary states that the fair was to be held on vfm+2 Trinity.

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