A small document, deed, or charter; a little written record or formal paper.
From Medieval Latin, diminutive of charta (meaning 'paper' or 'charter'). The -ula ending creates a diminutive form, suggesting something small and perhaps informal.
Chartula reveals how medieval scribes used Latin diminutives to distinguish formal documents—a charter was important, but a chartula might be a brief receipt or small record.
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