Charta
[kɑ:tә]
Definition
(n.) Material on which instruments, books, etc., are written; parchment or paper.
(n.) A charter or deed; a writing by which a grant is made. See Magna Charta.
Editor: Rosanne
Examples
- See on this subject the Historical Essay on the Magna Charta of King John, (a most beautiful volume), by Richard Thomson. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- No feudal baron in _Magna Charta_ times could have more thoroughly resented some incursion of the crown. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Expressly stipulated in Magna Charta, sir,' said Mr. Jinks. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Editor: Rosanne