Carthusian

noun

Car·​thu·​sian kär-ˈthü-zhən 

-ˈthyü-

: a member of an ascetic contemplative religious order founded by St. Bruno in 1084

Carthusian adjective

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin Cartusiensis, from Cartusia Chartreuse, motherhouse of the Carthusian order, near Grenoble, France

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above