# charterhouse

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #66,555

## Definitions
1. A Carthusian monastery.

## Etymology
From French chartreuse, reanalysed as a compound of charter + house. Doublet of chartreuse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/charterhouse