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Charterhouse
[ chahr-ter-hous ]
noun
- a Carthusian monastery.
- the hospital and charitable institution founded in London, in 1611, on the site of a Carthusian monastery.
- the public school into which this hospital was converted.
- the modern heir of this school, now located in Surrey.
Charterhouse
/ ˈtʃɑːtəˌhaʊs /
noun
- a Carthusian monastery
Word History and Origins
Origin of Charterhouse1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Charterhouse1
Example Sentences
Leech, the caricaturist,—one of the most absurdly over-rated men of this century,—was at Charterhouse from 1825 to 1831.
At 1871 these parishes had nearly all been included in various unions, only the four Inns of Court and the Charterhouse remaining.
The whole of the Charterhouse breathes the old man's spirit; is perambulated by his frail ghost, the shadow of a Grey Friar.
But you must not linger in Charterhouse Square; time is passing, and the archway leading to the ancient sanctuary invites you.
The many rambling courts and low buildings of the Charterhouse are, no doubt, puzzling on a first visit.
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