Charterhouse

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Carthusian monastery.
  2. 2
    a Carthusian monastery wordnet

Etymology

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

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Hinton Charterhouse

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