Charter

Morpheme

Charter

Type

free base

Denotation

little paper, memorandum

Etymology

Middle English charter, chartre; Old French chartre; Latin chartula, from charta; Ancient Greek khártēs

Evidence

charter, charterable, charterage, chartered, charterer, charterhouse, charterial, chartering, charterless, chartermaster, charters, recharter

Notes

<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
charter and chartula are doublets
homophone of <Chart + -(e)r>

See Also

Chart, Carte, Card, Khalture