Carta

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of Magna Carta. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "Now that we know what the words Magna Charta mean, it is time to ask what the Charta was, how it came to be granted in the time of King John, and why it is that Englishmen have always given it so important a place in the history of their country."

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"There was no English translation of Magna Carta until more than three hundred years after the famous charter, written in Latin, first appeared."

Etymology

An Italian metonymic occupational name for a notary or administrator from carta (“document”) or a Spanish nickname from carta (“letter”).

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