charterhouse
/ˈtʃɑːtəhaʊs
/noun historical
A Carthusian monastery.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.
- In 1695 he was transferred with his novices to the charterhouse of Brussels.
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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