Magna Carta
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Magna Carta
- /ˌmæɡnə ˈkɑːtə/ UK
- /ˌmæɡnə ˈkɑːɹtə/ US
- [-ɾə] US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tə
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From Late Middle English Magna Carta, borrowed from Medieval Latin Magna Carta, from Latin magna (“great”) + carta (“charter”).
proper noun Magna Cartas · Magnae Cartae · Magnæ Cartæ · Magna Charta · Magna Charter · Mᵃ Cᵃ
- A charter granted by King John to the barons at Runnymede in 1215, which is one of the bases of English constitutional tradition; a physical copy of this charter, or a later version. […] Significantly, only in England—where, beginning in the thirteenth century with the granting of the Magna Charta, there gradually developed an appreciation of the rights and dignities of those less powerful than the king—was the fury of witch hunting mitigated by legal safe-guards and social sens
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A modified version of the charter of King John as granted by Henry III in 1236, confirmed as a statute by the Parliament of King Edward I in 1297, part of which remains in force in England and Wales.
My Lord Coke ſayes, It had not its name of GREAT CHARTER, from the Greatneſs of it in Quantity; for there were ſeveral Voluminous Charters, longer than this: But it was ſo called, in reſpect of the Great Importance, and Weightyneſs of the Matter; as Charta de Foresta, is called, Magna Charta de Fore
Similar: the Carta, Great Charter
noun Magna Cartas · Magna Charta · Magna Charter · Mᵃ Cᵃ · Mag. Cart.
- A landmark document that sets out rights or important principles. [R]egarding this new Ordinance relating to the trade union movement, we on the workers' side will consider it as the Magna Carta of the trade union movement and for the workers in Singapore.
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name charter granted by King John to the barons at Runnymede in 1215
| Español | Carta Magna |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마그나 카르타 mageuna kareuta, 대헌장 daeheonjang |
| 日本語 | マグナ・カルタ maguna karuta |
| 中文 | 大憲章 /大宪章 Dà Xiànzhāng |
| हिन्दी | मैग्ना कार्टा maignā kārṭā |
| Português | Magna Carta |
| Français | Magna Carta |
| Deutsch | Magna Carta |
| Italiano | Magna Carta |
| Ελληνικά | Μάγκνα Κάρτα Mágkna Kárta |
| Română | Magna Charta Libertatum |
| Русский | Вели́кая ха́ртия во́льностей Velíkaja xártija vólʹnostej |
| العربية | مَاجْنَا كَارْتَا mājnā kārtā |
| עברית | מגנה כרטה |
Talk about this word "Magna Carta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/magna%20carta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Magna Carta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/magna%20carta "Magna Carta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/magna%20carta.Cite this
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title = {Magna Carta},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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