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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHARTERHOUSE

Changed by folk etymology from Anglo-French chartrouse, after Chartosse (now Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse), village near Grenoble, France, the original home of the Carthusian order.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHARTERHOUSE

Charterhouse  [ˈtʃɑːtəˌhaʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHARTERHOUSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Charterhouse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHARTERHOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Charterhouse in the English dictionary

The definition of Charterhouse in the dictionary is a Carthusian monastery.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHARTERHOUSE


Bauhaus
ˈbaʊˌhaʊs
chapterhouse
ˈtʃæptəˌhaʊs
clubhouse
ˈklʌbˌhaʊs
courthouse
ˈkɔːtˌhaʊs
farmhouse
ˈfɑːmˌhaʊs
greenhouse
ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs
guesthouse
ˈɡɛstˌhaʊs
lighthouse
ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs
motherhouse
ˈmʌðəˌhaʊs
penthouse
ˈpɛntˌhaʊs
playhouse
ˈpleɪˌhaʊs
poorhouse
ˈpʊəˌhaʊs
porterhouse
ˈpɔːtəˌhaʊs
powerhouse
ˈpaʊəˌhaʊs
slaughterhouse
ˈslɔːtəˌhaʊs
steakhouse
ˈsteɪkˌhaʊs
summerhouse
ˈsʌməˌhaʊs
warehouse
ˈwɛəˌhaʊs
Waterhouse
ˈwɔːtəˌhaʊs
Winehouse
waɪnˌhaʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHARTERHOUSE

Charteris
charterparties
charterparty
charthouse
Chartism
chartist
chartless
chartographer
chartographic
chartographical
chartographically
chartography
Chartres
chartreuse
Chartreux
charts
chartularies
chartulary
Chartwell

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHARTERHOUSE

auction house
beach house
coffee house
country house
detached house
engine house
firehouse
full house
house
house-to-house
in-house
lady of the house
mouse
Mulhouse
on the house
open house
opera house
steak house
terraced house
town house
treehouse

Synonyms and antonyms of Charterhouse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Charterhouse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHARTERHOUSE

Find out the translation of Charterhouse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Charterhouse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Charterhouse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Charterhouse
570 millions of speakers

English

Charterhouse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Charterhouse
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شرترهووس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Чартерхаус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Charterhouse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Charterhouse
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Charterhouse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Charterhouse
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Charterhouse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チャーターハウス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Charterhouse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Charterhouse
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சார்ட்டர்ஹவுஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Charterhouse
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Charterhouse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Certosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Charterhouse
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Чартерхаус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Charterhouse
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Charterhouse
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Charterhouse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Charter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Charter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Charterhouse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHARTERHOUSE»

The term «Charterhouse» is regularly used and occupies the 87.306 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHARTERHOUSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Charterhouse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Charterhouse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Charterhouse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHARTERHOUSE»

Discover the use of Charterhouse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Charterhouse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Charterhouse of Parma
. . . It is a masterpiece." This edition includes original illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker and Notes and a Translator's Afterword by Richard Howard. From the Hardcover edition.
Stendhal, 2011
2
Charterhouse
were due to the Charterhouse system of coaching ; that the team itself did next to nothing, the coach everything. A committee was appointed to consider the matter, before which Charterhouse gladly laid the fullest account of its methods.
Alexander Hay Tod, 1905
3
London Charterhouse
The first ever history of the London hospital and public school founded in 1611.
Stephen Porter, 2009
4
Charterhouse prize exercises, from 1814 to 1832. Repr
CONSTANTINUS. Preclaros fines peragro, et bene cognita famae Littora, promeritâque eversas strage Deorum Effigies ; juvat ambiguae nova mœnia Romae Dicere, et herois partas Christo auspice lauros. Jamdudum immissis velârat ...
Charterhouse, 1833
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William Haig Brown of Charterhouse: a short biographical memoir
Chatter about Charterhouse. Old Carthusians declare that the old School of Charterhouse Has, in their time, at least, been a regular martyr-house : That from being shut up in the slums of the City, Their cheeks grew so pale as to move people's ...
Harold E. Haig Brown, 1908
6
The Registers and Monumental Inscriptions of Charterhouse Chapel
1844 June 24 Kobert Ayre Storer, Poor Brother, Charterhouse, 53 years. Aug. 31 William Jones, Poor Brother, Charterhouse, 77 years. Sep. 28 Kobert Jameson, Poor Brother, Charterhouse, 75 years. Nov. 6 John Roberts, Poor Brother, ...
Francis Collins, 1892
7
The Charterhouse of Walditz and the Carthusian General Chapter
Literaturverz. S. 26 - 27.
James Hogg, 2008
8
Charterhouse: Past and Present : a Brief History of the ...
Matthew Raino proceeded from Charterhouse to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1778. In 1782 he was placed among the wranglers, and took his B.A. dogree. In 1783 and 1784 ho gained the Members' Prize for Latin Prose, and in 1784 he also ...
William Haig Brown, 1879
9
Vernacular mysticism in the charterhouse: a study of London, ...
By reading the texts in (one of) their medieval manuscript context(s), this book gives students and scholars of (translated) medieval religious texts a fresh view of the classics of mystical writing contained in the remarkable literary ...
Marleen Cré, 2006
10
Carthusian Spirituality: The Writings of Hugh of Balma and ...
Despite important archival research in the surviving records of the Charterhouse of Meyriat, we still know very little about Hugh of Bal- ma's life.20 The seventeenth-century Carthusian historian Charles Le Couteulx identified the author of The ...
Dennis D. Martin, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHARTERHOUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Charterhouse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Search For Back-Office Bosses In Singapore, Hong Kong
Gary Lai, Southeast Asia managing director at recruiters Charterhouse Partnership, points to another problem: “There are gaps for back-office ... «eFinancialCareers, Jul 15»
2
Appointments for week ending July 8
Mr Morrow has held senior positions at Charterhouse and Stellar Recruitment, and has eight years of experience in trades and labour ... «Business News, Jul 15»
3
​Blackmore Vale Media Business Awards sponsors: Charterhouse
Charterhouse Auctioneers' Director, Richard Bromell found this plate hanging on the wall of a Somerset cottage half hidden behind a door, and ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Angry Rode residents protest as First Bus plans to reduce 267 …
... bosses have announced plans to cut daytime services of the 267 Frome to Bath bus, which calls through the villages of Hinton Charterhouse, ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Picture gallery: Protest march against cuts to the First Bus 267 service
Previous; Next. The future of the route, which takes people from Bath to Frome via Hinton Charterhouse, Norton St Philip and Rode, is in doubt. «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Summer reading countdown: The 5 most entertaining literary classics
Stendhal: "The Charterhouse of Parma." Stendhal claimed to have written "La Chartreuse de Parme" in seven weeks toward the end of 1838. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
7
1963 Gas Goggomobile TS250 Coupe micro-car part of classics …
This little 1960s micro car, with just a 250cc engine, is part of the large Charterhouse auction of classic and vintage cars totalling £1,000,000 ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Club sold for $14k
The sale exceeded all expectations as it was sold for four times its top estimate at the Charterhouse collector's auction. The Bowai was ... «Fiji Times, Jun 15»
9
Court of Appeal rejects unfair prejudice claim based on amendment …
The claimant, Mr Geoffrey Arbuthnott, was an investment manager in Charterhouse Capital, one of the UK's oldest private equity houses, and ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
10
Fijian Bowai battle club sells for four times estimate in Sherborne
The Fijian pole club was estimated to sell for between £500 and £1,000 at the Charterhouse collectors auction on Friday, June 19. Following a ... «Western Gazette, Jun 15»

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