I. kärˈth(y)üzhən, kȧˈ- noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: modification (perhaps influenced by charterhouse or Middle English charthous Carthusian) of Medieval Latin cartusiensis, irregular from Old French Chartrouse, Chartrose (now Grande Chartreuse ), mother house of the Carthusian order, mountainous region near Grenoble in southeast France where that house was founded
: a member of an austere religious order founded by St. Bruno in 1084
II. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to the Carthusians