Charta

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Charta \Char"ta\ (k[aum]r"t[.a]), n. [L., leaf of paper. See
     {Chart}.] (Law)
     (a) Material on which instruments, books, etc., are written;
         parchment or paper.
     (b) A charter or deed; a writing by which a grant is made.
         See {Magna Charta}.


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