charta

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charta - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
         [1913 Webster]