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mag·na char·ta
noun
or mag·na car·ta \ˌmagnə ˈkär]d.ə, ˌmaig-, -kȧ], ]tə\
(plural magna chartas or magna cartas)
Usage: usually capitalized M&C
Etymology: from Magna Charta or Magna Carta, a charter of rights granted by King John of England on June 15, 1215, from Medieval Latin, literally, great charter
: a statement of principles that is embodied in a document (as an agreement or legislative act) and usually establishes procedures or guarantees rights
< the original Wagner Act was the Magna Charta of labor — A.F.Whitney >
< these Articles of Capitulation were regarded by … the colonists as their Magna Charta — Times Literary Supplement > |