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chartophylacium

[ kahr-toh-fi-ley-shuhm ]

noun

, plural char·to·phy·la·cia [kahr-toh-fi-, ley, -sh, uh].
  1. (in a medieval church) a place for the keeping of records and documents.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chartophylacium1

< Late Greek chartophylákion, equivalent to charto- (combining form of chártēs; charta ) + phylákion a guard, watch; phylactery

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