noun
Meaning 1
A Carthusian monastery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
charterhouse
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noun
Meaning 2
a Carthusian monastery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: monastery
History
Etymology
From French chartreuse, reanalysed as a compound of charter + house. Doublet of chartreuse.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: chartreuse — Carthusian monastery
- German: Kartause — Carthusian monastery
- Hungarian: karthauzi kolostor — Carthusian monastery
- Italian: certosa — Carthusian monastery
- Latin: Cartusia — Carthusian monastery
- Spanish: cartuja — Carthusian monastery
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