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Charterhouse
Char·ter·house [ chrtər hòwss ] (plural Char·ter·hous·es [ chrtər hòwzəz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
monastery: a Carthusian monastery
[14th century. Alteration of Anglo-Norman Chartrous or French Chartreuse< medieval Latin Cart(h)usia (see Carthusian)]
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