Definition of charterhouse in English:

charterhouse

nounˈtʃɑːtəhaʊsˈtʃɑrdərhaʊs

historical

A Carthusian monastery.
Example sentencesExamples
- He founded a cell in both the London and the Coventry charterhouses, and was a visitor to, and benefactor of, the Hull charterhouse.
- In 1695 he was transferred with his novices to the charterhouse of Brussels.
- In 1702 he was vicar at the charterhouse of Bruges.
- It was Michael Northburgh who suggested to Mauny the foundation of a charterhouse and asked to be associated with it.
- By contrast, the large figure paintings that he executed for the charterhouses of Granada and El Paular, near Segovia, are comparatively bland and conventional.
Synonyms
religious house, religious community

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman Chartous, Old French Chartreuse, from medieval Latin Carthusius, from Cart(h)usia (see Carthusian): assimilated to charter + house.

Definition of charterhouse in US English:

charterhouse

nounˈtʃɑrdərhaʊsˈCHärdərhous

historical

A Carthusian monastery.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was Michael Northburgh who suggested to Mauny the foundation of a charterhouse and asked to be associated with it.
- He founded a cell in both the London and the Coventry charterhouses, and was a visitor to, and benefactor of, the Hull charterhouse.
- In 1702 he was vicar at the charterhouse of Bruges.
- In 1695 he was transferred with his novices to the charterhouse of Brussels.
- By contrast, the large figure paintings that he executed for the charterhouses of Granada and El Paular, near Segovia, are comparatively bland and conventional.
Synonyms
religious house, religious community

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman Chartous, Old French Chartreuse, from medieval Latin Carthusius, from Cart(h)usia (see Carthusian): assimilated to charter + house.

单词	charterhouse
释义	Definition of charterhouse in English: charterhouse nounˈtʃɑːtəhaʊsˈtʃɑrdərhaʊs historical A Carthusian monastery. Example sentencesExamples He founded a cell in both the London and the Coventry charterhouses, and was a visitor to, and benefactor of, the Hull charterhouse. In 1695 he was transferred with his novices to the charterhouse of Brussels. In 1702 he was vicar at the charterhouse of Bruges. It was Michael Northburgh who suggested to Mauny the foundation of a charterhouse and asked to be associated with it. By contrast, the large figure paintings that he executed for the charterhouses of Granada and El Paular, near Segovia, are comparatively bland and conventional. Synonyms religious house, religious community Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman Chartous, Old French Chartreuse, from medieval Latin Carthusius, from Cart(h)usia (see Carthusian): assimilated to charter + house. Definition of charterhouse in US English: charterhouse nounˈtʃɑrdərhaʊsˈCHärdərhous historical A Carthusian monastery. Example sentencesExamples It was Michael Northburgh who suggested to Mauny the foundation of a charterhouse and asked to be associated with it. He founded a cell in both the London and the Coventry charterhouses, and was a visitor to, and benefactor of, the Hull charterhouse. In 1702 he was vicar at the charterhouse of Bruges. In 1695 he was transferred with his novices to the charterhouse of Brussels. By contrast, the large figure paintings that he executed for the charterhouses of Granada and El Paular, near Segovia, are comparatively bland and conventional. Synonyms religious house, religious community Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman Chartous, Old French Chartreuse, from medieval Latin Carthusius, from Cart(h)usia (see Carthusian): assimilated to charter + house.
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