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Galician
Etymology
Already attested in original local Medieval Latin documents since the 11th century. From *caraiter, from Latin characteris, as a character was frequently engraved on stones or trees as landmark of fiefs. Doublet of caracter.
Pronunciation
Noun
caritel m (plural cariteis)
- (law, historical) a kind of fine paid to the fiefholder by trespassers or infractors
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References
- “caritel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “caritel” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “caritel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “caritel” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.