carthusian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of the Carthusian order
  2. adjective of or relating to the Carthusian order

WordNet

Car*thu"sian noun
Etymology
LL. Cartusianus, Cartusiensis, from the town of Chartreuse, in France.
Definitions
  1. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of an exceeding austere religious order, founded at Chartreuse in France by St. Bruno, in the year 1086.
Car*thu"sian adjective
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to the Carthusian.

Webster 1913