First Known Use: 1541
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cartulary
noun car·tu·lary \ˈkär-chə-ˌler-ē\
plural car·tu·lar·ies
Definition of CARTULARY
: a collection of charters; especially : a book holding copies of the charters and title deeds of an estate
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Origin of CARTULARY
Medieval Latin chartularium, from chartula charter — more at charter
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