OriginAn Italian metonymic occupational name for a notary or administrator from carta (“document”) or a Spanish nickname from carta (“letter”).
- A surname.
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisEllipsis of Magna Carta.
“Now that we know what the words Magna Charta mean, it is time to ask what the Charta was, how it came to be granted in the time of King John, and why it is that Englishmen have always given it so impo”
“The most notable of these occasions was that on which the Magna Carta, a reaffirmation of feudal rights, was presented to King John and his agreement to it extracted. The assembly of tenants-in-chief ”
“On June 15, 2015, the Magna Carta, the forerunner of the concept of due process, celebrated its 800th anniversary. The Carta is one of the world’s most recognized symbols of liberty under law.”
FormsCartas(plural) · the Carta(canonical)
Source: Wiktionary