CHARTOPHYLACIUM


Meaning of CHARTOPHYLACIUM in English

/kahr'toh fi lay"sheuhm/ , n. , pl. chartophylacia /-sheuh/ .

(in a medieval church) a place for the keeping of records and documents.

[ chartophylákion, equiv. to charto- (comb. form of chártes; see CHARTA) + phylákion a guard, watch; see PHYLACTERY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .