charterhouses
Secluded monastic communities
Charterhouses are Carthusian monasteries, named after the Grande Chartreuse in the French Alps where the order was founded.
The word also refers to institutions that later occupied former monastery sites, most notably Charterhouse School in London.
The singular charterhouse appears in historical and religious contexts: The monks lived in silence at the charterhouse.
Religious seclusion dwelling
- monksCloistered religious men
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
- cellsBasic biological units
- solitudeState of being alone
contemplation · prayer · silence · hermitage · enclosure · refectory · vows · asceticism
Sixteenth-century English ruling family
- quadrangleFour-sided figure or courtyard
- gatehouseStructure over an entrance
- stone wallsRefuses to cooperate
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
chapel · great hall · cloisters · heritage · restoration · courtyard · almshouse · historic building
Free government-run education
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- SuttonEnglish locational surname
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- pupilsStudents or eye openings
chapel · cloisters · independent school · Thackeray · Baden-Powell · alumni · dormitories · English education
monastery
Religious seclusion dwelling
solitude · contemplation · prayer · silence · hermitage · enclosure · refectory · vows · asceticism · religious order
Tudor
Sixteenth-century English ruling family
- quadrangleFour-sided figure or courtyard
- gatehouseStructure over an entrance
- stone wallsRefuses to cooperate
medieval · chapel · great hall · cloisters · heritage · restoration · courtyard · almshouse · historic building · Smithfield
public school
Free government-run education
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- SuttonEnglish locational surname
- foundationUnderlying support structure
pupils · chapel · cloisters · independent school · Thackeray · Baden-Powell · alumni · dormitories · English education · scholarship
charterhousesmarketplaces
Venues for commercial exchange
taverns · brothels · trading houses · casinos · theaters